Etymology

oe

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Today it means: A small island. Full definition →

Scots oe ← Scottish Gaelic ogha ← Middle Irish úa
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oe · noun1

Borrowed from Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey (“small island in a river”, inherited from Old English) and -ey (an element found in some place names, also partly from Old Norse). See also ea and yeo.

oe · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewh₂yos
  2. Proto-Celtic*awyos
  3. Old Irishaue
  4. Middle Irishúa
  5. Scottish Gaelicogha
  6. Scotsoe
  7. English todayoe

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ogha and Scots oe; for spelling see the Scots entry.

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