Ower vs Dower - What's the difference?
ower | dower |
(Geordie) over
(Geordie) over, too
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage.
* 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
(obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
* Sir J. Davies
* Wordsworth
As nouns the difference between ower and dower
is that ower is a person who owes money while dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.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 dower is
to give a dower or dowry.ower
English
Etymology 1
From the verb to owe .Etymology 2
Colloquial variant of over .Adverb
(-)- She's ower canny hor, like
Adjective
(-)- Thats ower much that!
References
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* ----dower
English
Noun
(en noun)- How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower !
- Man in his primeval dower arrayed.
