Define:Ower
English
eeditEtymology 1
eeditFrom the verb to owe.
Noun
eeditOwer (plural Owers)
- A person who owes money.
Translations
eeditperson who owes money
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Etymology 2
eeditColloquial variant of over.
Preposition
eeditOwer
- Template:Geordie over
- Get ower thor noo!
Adverb
eedit- Template:Geordie over
- She's ower canny hor, like
Adjective
eedit- Template:Geordie over, too
- Thats ower much that!
References
eedit- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[1]
Anagrams
eeditScots
eeditAdverb
eeditOwer (nae comparable)
- over
- If ee gaun ower the hill ee'll sei eet.
Adjective
eedit- too
- That's ower much for mei, like!