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voe

UK/vəʊ/US/voʊ/

voe noun: a narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

Noun

voe (plural voes)

  1. (UK) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
    • The power thou dost covet / O'er tempest and wave, / Shall be thine, thou proud maiden, / By beach and by cave,— / By stack and by skerry, by noup, and by voe, / By air and by wick, and by helyer and gio, / And by every wild shore which the northern winds know, / And the northern tides lave.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VI, in The Pirate. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 142
    • On a fine summer's evening, an inhabitant of Unst happened to be walking along the sandy margin of a voe.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 268

Proper noun capitalized: Voe

Voe

  1. A village in Delting parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4063).
  2. A small settlement in Northmavine parish, north Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU3381).

voe meaning in Tamil

voe in Tamil

சிறு விரிகுடா

Forms of voe

pluralvoes
alternative formvae
alternative formvo

Origin of voe

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

From voe.

Words that rhyme with voe

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Questions about voe

What does voe mean?
Voe means a narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
What is voe in Tamil?
Voe in Tamil is சிறு விரிகுடா. See Voe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is voe?
Voe can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce voe?
Voe is pronounced /vəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of voe?
The plural of voe is voes.

Words near voe in the dictionary

  1. vodvils
  2. vodyanoi
  3. vodyanois
  4. vodyanoy
  5. vodyanoys
  6. voe
  7. Voegele
  8. Voegeles
  9. Voegeli
  10. Voegelin
  11. Voegelinian

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