speir in All languages combined

IPA: /spiːr/ Forms: speirs [present, singular, third-person], speirin [participle, present], speirt [past], spure [past], speirt [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English spyrian, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with German spüren, Swedish spörja, Danish spørge. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|spyrian}} Old English spyrian, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*spurjaną}} Proto-Germanic *spurjaną, {{cog|de|spüren}} German spüren, {{cog|sv|spörja}} Swedish spörja, {{cog|da|spørge}} Danish spørge Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|speirs|present participle|speirin|simple past|speirt or spure|past participle|speirt|head=}} speir (third-person singular simple present speirs, present participle speirin, simple past speirt or spure, past participle speirt), {{sco-verb|speirs|speirin|speirt or spure|speirt}} speir (third-person singular simple present speirs, present participle speirin, simple past speirt or spure, past participle speirt)

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"speir" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Scots]

Verb [Scots]