As a noun ower
is a person who owes money.
As a preposition ower
is (geordie) over.
As an adverb ower
is (geordie) over.
As an adjective ower
is (geordie) over, too.
As a verb cower is
to crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear or
cower can be (obsolete|transitive) to cherish with care.
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ower English
Etymology 1
From the verb to owe .
Noun
( en noun)
A person who owes money.
Etymology 2
Colloquial variant of over .
Adverb
( -)
(Geordie) over
- She's ower canny hor, like
Adjective
( -)
(Geordie) over, too
- Thats ower much that!
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cower English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) kuren or from Scandinavian ((etyl) . Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.
Verb
( en verb)
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
* Dryden
- Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
* Goldsmith
- Like falcons, cowering on the nest.
See also
* coward
* cowardice
Etymology 2
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