speir
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of speir
Old English spyrian to seek after, search for
Example Sentences
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"How did you find all at Gawin's to-day, now when I have gotten time to speir?"
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
Do not speir now, but do all that I say.
From Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
A' that may be true," rejoined Mary; "but what, if I may speir, has gi'en sic a kirkyard turn to your conversation the day?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
Not a doubt of it, Mrs. Butler; my poor aid is quite at your service: but had n't we best, first of all, speir a bit, and see what the lad thinks of it?
From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James
Deil speed them that speir, and ken fu' weel.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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