spyrian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to track
to make a track
to investigate, examine
to enquire after or into, seek to know about
to look for, seek to attain

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spurjaną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*spurjaną Proto-Germanic
gespyrian Old English
spyrigung Old English
spyrja Old Norse
spyrja Icelandic
spurien Old High German
spürn Middle High German
spiren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*spurien Old Dutch
speir Scots