adow

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdʌʊ/

Etymology 1

Compare adae.

Noun

adow (plural adows)

1. fuss, bother

Verb

adow

1. (obsolescent) doing, a-doing

References

• “adow, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

a- +‎ dow

Adjective

adow (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) worth

References

• “adow, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.