English Explanatory Dictionary

voe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
name
  1. A village in Delting parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4063).
  2. A small settlement in Northmavine parish, north Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU3381).

Pronunciation

/vəʊ/ /voʊ/

Word forms

voe voes vae vo

Etymology

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

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