Speer

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to ask, to inquire Scotland, archaic

    "Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A railroad location in Laramie County, Wyoming.

Synonyms

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albert speer

Example

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"Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer."

Etymology

From Middle English spuren, from Old English spyrian, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with German spüren, Danish spørge, Norwegian Bokmål spørre, Swedish spörja.

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