English Explanatory Dictionary

Speer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
  5. A railroad location in Laramie County, Wyoming.
verb
  1. to ask, to inquire

Word forms

Speer Speers speering speered spear sper spere speir spire spyrr

Etymology

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

Derived words

Speers Point unspeered
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