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Webster 1913 Edition

Speer

Speer

,
Noun.
A sphere.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Speer

,
Verb.
T.
To ask.
[Scot.]
See
Spere
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Definition 2024

Speer

Speer

See also: speer

German

Noun

Speer m ‎(genitive Speers or Speeres, plural Speere)

  1. spear
  2. javelin

Declension

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian spere, from Proto-Germanic *speru. More at spear.

Noun

Speer m

  1. spear

speer

speer

See also: Speer

English

Alternative forms

Noun

speer ‎(plural speers)

  1. (obsolete) sphere

Verb

speer ‎(third-person singular simple present speers, present participle speering, simple past and past participle speered)

  1. (Scotland) to ask, to inquire

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *speru; cognate with German Speer, West Frisian spear, English spear.

Noun

speer f ‎(plural speren, diminutive speertje n)

  1. spear
  2. javelin

Synonyms

Meronyms

Derived terms

Etymology

From Old High German sper, from Proto-Germanic *speru. Compare Dutch speer, English spear.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

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