yowe

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yowe¹

  • /jaʊ/

Sounds like yow, Yao · Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From Middle English yowe, yeue, variant forms of ewe, from Old English eowu. Compare doublet ewe and Scots yowe.

noun yowes · yeo · yoe · yow

  1. Scotland, UK, dialectal A ewe; a female sheep. The ram was marked wi' keel at the reet o' the tail an' the yowes upon their hips.

yowe²

  • /jaʊ/

Sounds like yow, Yao · Rhymes with -aʊ

pronoun

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of you

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"yowe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yowe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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yowe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yowe

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"yowe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yowe.

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@misc{yowe_2026,
  title = {yowe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yowe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}