ower
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Northumbria/aʊæ/
ower noun: a person who owes something, especially money.
Noun
ower (plural owers)
- A person who owes something, especially money.
Preposition
ower
- over
- Get ower thor noo!
Adverb
ower (not comparable)
- over
- She's ower canny hor, like
Adjective
ower (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Ower
Ower
- A hamlet in Copythorne parish and Netley Marsh parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3216).
- A small hamlet near Calshot, Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4701).
Examples of ower in a sentence
- Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!
- Ye taalk ower pitmatic for a lad from Gatesheed.
- You’ll never guess what Wollheim’s men have found!¶ A forest full of perfect echo-flowers.¶ Honest to Foo!
Forms of ower
| plural | owers |
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Origin of ower
From Middle English owere, oȝere, awer, equivalent to owe + -er.
From Middle English ower, a variant of Middle English over. Compare Scots ower (“over”), English o'er (“over”). More at over.
Questions about ower
- What does ower mean?
- Ower means a person who owes something, especially money.
- What part of speech is ower?
- Ower can be a noun, a preposition, an adverb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ower?
- Ower is pronounced /aʊæ/ (Northumbria).
- What is the plural of ower?
- The plural of ower is owers.
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