ower

See also: ower- and Ower

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English owere, oȝere, awer, equivalent to owe +‎ -er.

Noun

ower (plural owers)

1. A person who owes something, especially money.

Translations

person who owes money

• Finnish: velallinen (fi)
• Russian: должни́к (ru) m (dolžník)

Etymology 2

From Middle English ower, a variant of Middle English over. Compare Scots ower (“over”), English o'er (“over”). More at over.

Preposition

ower

1. (Geordie) over

   Get ower thor noo!

Adverb

ower (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) over

   She's ower canny hor, like

Adjective

ower (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) overly, too

   Thats ower much that!

References

• Frank Graham, editor (1987), “OWER”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
• Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “ower”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Anagrams

• wore, Rowe, owre, Wroe, wero, WORE

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːvɐ/

Adverb

ower

1. Alternative form of awer

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ower

1. Alternative form of houre

Etymology 2

Determiner

ower

1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of your

Scots

Adverb

ower (not comparable)

1. (Southern Scots) over

   If ee gaun ower the hill ee'll sei eet.

   If he gone over the hill, he will see it.

Adjective

ower (not comparable)

1. (Southern Scots) too

   That's ower much for mei, like!

   That's too much for me, like!

Yola

Alternative forms

• oer, owr

Etymology

From Middle English ower, owr, from Old English ofer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːˈwiː/, /ɔː/
• Homophone: ar

Preposition

ower

1. over

Derived terms

• yeeoure

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60