yowe

Etymology 1

From Middle English yowe, yeue, forms of ewe, from Old English eowu. Compare Scots cognate yowe.

noun

  1. (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland) A ewe; a female sheep.
    The ram was marked wi' keel at the reet o' the tail an' the yowes upon their hips. 1902, James Thomson, Recollections of a Speyside parish

Etymology 2

pron

  1. Obsolete form of you.

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