speering
A Scottish term for an inquiry or asking about something — a piece of intelligence gathered by asking around.
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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.
After a bit of speering around the village, she found out exactly who had been spreading the rumour.
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(Scotland) An enquiry; an asking about something.
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- speer83%
(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
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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.
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(Australia, slang) A spearfisher.
- speckle63%
(Scotland) Kind; sort.