Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Spere \Spere\, n. [See {Sphere}.]
   A sphere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.