Wt/sco/ower
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology 1
[edit | edit source]From the verb to owe.
Noun
[edit | edit source]ower (plural Wt/sco/owers)
- A person who owes money.
Translations
[edit | edit source]person who owes money
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Etymology 2
[edit | edit source]Colloquial variant of over.
Preposition
[edit | edit source]ower
- Template:Wt/sco/Geordie over
- Get ower thor noo!
Adverb
[edit | edit source]- Template:Wt/sco/Geordie over
- She's ower canny hor, like
Adjective
[edit | edit source]- Template:Wt/sco/Geordie over, too
- Thats ower much that!
References
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- eorw
- wore
Scots
[edit | edit source]Adverb
[edit | edit source]Wt/sco/ower (nae comparable)
- over
- If ee gaun ower the hill ee'll sei eet.
Adjective
[edit | edit source]- too
- That's ower much for mei, like!