Spere (?), v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. spuren, Icel. spyrja. &root;171. See Spoor.]
To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also
speer,
speir.]
Jamieson.
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Spere, n. [See Sphere.]
A sphere.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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