'Speir' definitions:

Definition of 'Speir'

From: GCIDE
  • Speir \Speir\, v. i. To ask. See Spere. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'speir'

From: GCIDE
  • Spere \Spere\, v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. sp["u]ren, Icel. spyrja. [root]171. See Spoor.] To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also speer, speir.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]