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back_speirin, backspeer, back-speer, backspeir, back-speir, backspeirin, back-speirin, backspier, back-spier, cross-speir, spear, spearin, spearing, spearins, speer, speerd, speere, speered, speerin, speerins, speert, speir, speir$t, speired, speirin, speirins, speirt, speur, spier, spiered, spierin, spierins, spierit, spire, spoor, spor, spör, spør, spuir, spüir, spuirin, spure, spüre,
speir [spiːr]
also I.Sh. spuir [spør]
n. Question(ing), inquiry, investigation. A person who is continually asking questions, a prying, inquisitive person.
v. To ask a piece of information or a question, inquire, make inquiries, used with at or o of the person asked. To inquire of, put a question to, ask someone. To request a thing, help, advice or permission etc. To ask a person for. To invite. With oot: to search out, track down, to seek something by constant inquiry.
pt. pp. speirt, speired
also I.Sh. spuir [spør]
n. Question(ing), inquiry, investigation. A person who is continually asking questions, a prying, inquisitive person.
v. To ask a piece of information or a question, inquire, make inquiries, used with at or o of the person asked. To inquire of, put a question to, ask someone. To request a thing, help, advice or permission etc. To ask a person for. To invite. With oot: to search out, track down, to seek something by constant inquiry.
pt. pp. speirt, speired
Compounds and phrases etc.
backspeir: To question, cross-examine, inquire into something.
back-speirin: A questioning, cross-examine.
cross-speir: Cross-examine.
speir for: To ask after a person's health and well-being, to convey one's regards to.
speir at: Inquire of, ask of.
speirin [-ɪn]: Inquiring, questioning, prying. An inquiry, questioning, prying, interrogation. pl. speirins Information, news.
speir oot: To investigate.
back-speirin: A questioning, cross-examine.
cross-speir: Cross-examine.
speir for: To ask after a person's health and well-being, to convey one's regards to.
speir at: Inquire of, ask of.
speirin [-ɪn]: Inquiring, questioning, prying. An inquiry, questioning, prying, interrogation. pl. speirins Information, news.
speir oot: To investigate.
spairick, speerack, speireag, spyerack,
speireag [ˈsperək, ˈspirək]
n. Gael. A sparrow-hawk. MN. A small thin sharp-tongued energetic woman. MN. NN. A lively alert person.
adj. SN. Quick or sharp in manner and features.
n. Gael. A sparrow-hawk. MN. A small thin sharp-tongued energetic woman. MN. NN. A lively alert person.
adj. SN. Quick or sharp in manner and features.
spaald, spaalder, spaalder, spaaldert, spald, spald, spalder, spalder, spaldered, spaldert, spaller, spalter, spaltered, spalther, spauld, spauler, spel$, speld, spelder, speldered, speldert, speldher, speldin, spelding, spielder, spielder, spjaal, spjaalg, spjaler, spjel, spjelgit, spolther, spyaller,
speld [spɛld]
also spauld [spɑːl(d), spɔːl(d) N. I. sp(j)al(d)]
v. To split, cut, slice open. To lay flat or extended, spread-eagle, to spread out. I.Sh. To splay, thrust out the arms and legs, to lie stretched out, gone out of shape.
also spauld [spɑːl(d), spɔːl(d) N. I. sp(j)al(d)]
v. To split, cut, slice open. To lay flat or extended, spread-eagle, to spread out. I.Sh. To splay, thrust out the arms and legs, to lie stretched out, gone out of shape.
spelder [ˈspɛldər], spalder [ˈspal(d)ər, SW. U. ˈspaltər]
n. A fall on the back in which the body is spread out. A split and dried fish.
v. To spread or pull open or apart. To split a fish etc. To wrench oneself by falling with the legs apart, pull one's muscles by so doing. To spread or extend onself by throwing or stretching out one's limb. To thrash about, to toss the legs awkwardly in running.
pt. pp. speldert, speldered, spaldert, spaldered
n. A fall on the back in which the body is spread out. A split and dried fish.
v. To spread or pull open or apart. To split a fish etc. To wrench oneself by falling with the legs apart, pull one's muscles by so doing. To spread or extend onself by throwing or stretching out one's limb. To thrash about, to toss the legs awkwardly in running.
pt. pp. speldert, speldered, spaldert, spaldered
Compounds and phrases etc.
speldin [-ɪn]: A split and dried, or smoked haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus or whiting Merlangius merlangus.
spelk, spelkins, spilk, spilkard, spilkin, spilkins, spjolk, spjolkin, spoilkin, spyolk,
spelk [spɛlk]
n. A sharp splinter of wood, glass or iron etc. A small strip of wood. A surgical splint.
v. To break into splinters. To bind or unite a broken limb with splints. To skewer a split fish to keep it open for quicker drying.
n. A sharp splinter of wood, glass or iron etc. A small strip of wood. A surgical splint.
v. To break into splinters. To bind or unite a broken limb with splints. To skewer a split fish to keep it open for quicker drying.
Compounds and phrases etc.
spelkins [-ɪnz]: pl. Splinters of wood, split peas.
byspale, byspeel, byspel, byspell, by-spell, speel, speil, spell, spell-beuk, spellit, spelt,
spell [spɛl, spel, spil]
n. A tale, story. A curative charm, a magic formula.
pl. spells.
v. To spell words. To asseverate falsely, to exaggerate. To swear, blaspheme.
pt. pp. spelt.
n. A tale, story. A curative charm, a magic formula.
pl. spells.
v. To spell words. To asseverate falsely, to exaggerate. To swear, blaspheme.
pt. pp. spelt.
Compounds and phrases etc.
byspell [ˈbaɪ-]: A person or thing of rare or wonderful qualities. Extraordinary, very, wonderful.
spell-beuk: A spelling-book.
spell-beuk: A spelling-book.
spence,
spence [spɛns]
n. The inner room of house, the parlour. A small bedroom, breakfast room, larder or store-room for provisions or domestic equipment.
n. The inner room of house, the parlour. A small bedroom, breakfast room, larder or store-room for provisions or domestic equipment.
spen, spen$, spend, spendrif, spendrife, spenn, spent, spint, spint,
spend [spɛn(d)]
n. A spring, bound, leap.
v. To spend. To spring leap, dash.
pt. pp. spent, spendit adj. Of fish: spawned, in poor condition.
n. A spring, bound, leap.
v. To spend. To spring leap, dash.
pt. pp. spent, spendit adj. Of fish: spawned, in poor condition.
Compounds and phrases etc.
spendrif [-rɪf, -rəif]: A spendthrift. Prodigal, extravagant.
sparpelt, sparple, sperfelt, sperfil, sperfl$t, sperfle, sperfled, sperpelt, sperple,
sperfle [ˈspɛrfl]
also sperple [ˈspɛrpl]
v. To scatter, disperse, divide up. To scatter wastefully, squander money or goods etc.
pt. pp. sperfelt, sperpelt
also sperple [ˈspɛrpl]
v. To scatter, disperse, divide up. To scatter wastefully, squander money or goods etc.
pt. pp. sperfelt, sperpelt
speecie, speeshie, speshie, speshie,
speshie [ˈspiʃi]
n. A species.
n. A species.
speug, speuggie, speugh, speughs, speugie, speugs, spog, spogs, spug, spuggie, spuggy, spugs, spuig, spuigs, spwig, spwigs, spyoog, spyoogs, spyug, spyuggie, spyugs,
speug [sp(j)ʌg]
n. The house sparrow Passer domesticus.
dim. speugie
n. The house sparrow Passer domesticus.
dim. speugie