oe

See also œ, Oe, OE, and 'oe

English

Etymology

From Danish ø.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əʊ/

Noun

oe (plural oes)

1. (literary or poetic, rare) A small island.
   • 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Harold the Dauntless, canto III:

     I love my father's northern land, / Where the dark pine-trees grow, / And the bold Baltic's echoing strand / Looks o'er each grassy oe.

Anagrams

• EO

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Galician

Verb

oe

1. third-person singular present indicative of oír
2. second-person singular imperative of oír

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish úa, from Proto-Celtic *pavio-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂u-.

Noun

oe m and f (genitive oe, plural oeghyn)

1. grandchild

Derived terms

• aa-oe

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Scots

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic ogha, odha.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /o/, /oe/, /oi/

Noun

oe (plural oes)

1. (archaic) grandchild (especially illegitimate)
   • 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,

     She told me that she was afraid her oe had brought home her wark, and that she didna doubt they would need the sleight of my hand.