sowe
sowe is the obsolete spelling of sow.
Meaning of sow
Verb
sow (third-person singular simple present sows, present participle sowing, simple past sowed, past participle sown)
- To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
- When I had sown the field, the day's work was over.
- To spread abroad; to propagate.
- as you sow, so shall you reap
- To scatter over; to besprinkle.
- The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, […] and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it with trifles.a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...
Proper noun capitalized: Sowe
Sowe
- The River Sowe, a short river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon. It starts in Warwickshire north of Coventry, passes through the east side of the city and re-enters Warwickshire.
Questions about sowe
- What does sowe mean?
- Sowe means the River Sowe, a short river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon. It starts in Warwickshire north of Coventry, passes through the east side of the city and re-enters Warwickshire.
- What is sowe the obsolete spelling of?
- Sowe is the obsolete spelling of sow.
- What part of speech is sowe?
- Sowe is a proper noun.
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