[spiә(r)]
v.
询问, 征求(意见)

Speir \Speir\, v. i.
To ask. See {Spere}. --Sir W. Scott.

Spere \Spere\, v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to
follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. sp["u]ren, Icel.
spyrja. [root]171. See Spoor.]
To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
[Written also {speer}, {speir}.] --Jamieson.