What does speer mean?
Speer means (archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
Speer
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
Example Sentences
Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer.
"A town ca'd Glasgow!" echoed Andrew Fairservice. "Glasgow's a ceety, man.—And is't the way to Glasgow ye were speering if I ken'd?[…]"
Synonyms for speer
Antonyms for speer
Related Words
Word Forms
- speers
- speering
- speered
- spear
- sper
- spere
- speir
- spire
- spyrr
Usage Notes
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Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer.
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