speir
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of speir
Old English spyrian to seek after, search for
Example Sentences
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"Do not speir of me," she kept repeating.
From Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
"Oh, whan will ye be back," sae kindly did she speir, "Oh, whan will ye be back, my hinny and my dear?"
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
Deil speed them that speir, and ken fu' weel.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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
I gaed to the manse to speir at Jean what was wrang, but I’m thinking I telled her mair than she could tell me.”
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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