- Spere
- Spere \Spere\, n. [See {Sphere}.] A sphere. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spere — Recorded in the spellings of Spear, Sperr, Spere, Spary, Sperry, Spier, Spearman, and others, this is a surname of both Olde English pre 7th century and later Anglo Saxon pre 9th Century origins. In its various forms it is recorded equally in… … Surnames reference
spere — North Country (Newcastle) Words to ask, to enquire, to search spere a screen across the lower end of a hall; any partition with the entrance of aroom … English dialects glossary
Spere — ♦ Barrier; short wooden screen projecting at side of doorway. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Spere Truss … Medieval glossary
Spere-Truss — ♦ The side posts of the spere forming part of a roof truss, the middle part being commonly closed by a movable screen. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Spere … Medieval glossary
spère — désespère espère exaspère prospère … Dictionnaire des rimes
spéré — désespéré espéré exaspéré prospéré … Dictionnaire des rimes
spere — spear … The Old English to English
spere — obsolete variant of speer I … Useful english dictionary
Saint Spère — Hespérius de Metz Hesperius appelé parfois Spère ou Spire a été évêque de Metz de 525 à 542. Il était évêque sous le règne de Théodebert Ier[1]. C est le 23e sur la liste des évêques de Metz et est l un des plus ancien pour lequel nous ayons une… … Wikipédia en Français
