(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
‘Outrageous’: GOP Budget Includes $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds for Trump Ballroom www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b... This is a total absurdity. This Albert Speer-inspired monstrosity must never be built.
In many ways Elon Musk is worse than Albert Speer.
(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
“‘Outrageous’: GOP Budget Includes $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds for Trump Ballroom www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b... This is a total absurdity. This Albert Speer-inspired monstrosity must never be built.”
“In many ways Elon Musk is worse than Albert Speer.”
“It's not even that useful. He just wants a place where he can't be attacked, a "safe space" shielded from verbal, emotional, or physical assault. He wants a throne room. I mean, bloody 'ell, it's like Speer's in the room with Miller, drafting New Berlin.”
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(Scotland) An enquiry; an asking about something.
A Scottish term for an inquiry or asking about something — a piece of intelligence gathered by asking around. The word implies active information-seeking through conversation and questioning, often with a slightly investigative quality. It appears in Scottish vernacular literature and is still understood in Scots-speaking communities.
A Scottish dialectal adjective meaning unasked or uninvited — without having been questioned or solicited. 'Speer' (or 'speir') is a Scottish verb meaning to ask or inquire, so 'unspeered' means something done without being asked for. Used to describe information given, opinions expressed, or actions taken without anyone requesting them.
It's not even that useful. He just wants a place where he can't be attacked, a "safe space" shielded from verbal, emotional, or physical assault. He wants a throne room. I mean, bloody 'ell, it's like Speer's in the…
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(Scotland) Unasked.