spere

Spere, v. i. Etym: [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. spüren, Icel. spyrja. sq. root171. See Spoor.] Defn: To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also speer, speir.] Jamieson. Spere, n. Etym: [See Sphere.] Defn: A sphere. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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