'Speir' definitions:
- Speir \Speir\, v. i.
To ask. See Spere. --Sir W. Scott.
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- 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.
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