To ask questions again or in return; to inquire back or speak back (Scottish dialect).
Back + speer; 'speer' comes from Old Norse 'spyrja' meaning to ask. Common in Scottish English, the term preserves Norse vocabulary from Viking influence in Scotland.
Scottish has preserved so many Norse words because Vikings settled there—'backspeer' is like linguistic archaeology, showing us how ancient raiders left their language behind in everyday Scottish speech!
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