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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peer \Peer\ (p[=e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peered; p. pr. & vb. n. Peering.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to appear, L. parere. Cf. Appear.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] So honor peereth in the meanest habit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] See how his gorget peers above his gown! --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf. Pry to peep.] To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads. --Shak. [1913 Webster] As if through a dungeon grate he peered. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]