Owe vs Ower - What's the difference?
owe | ower |
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
*1854 , Dickens, Hard Times , Chapter 7:
*:He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.
To have debt, to be in debt.
(Geordie) over
(Geordie) over, too
As a verb owe
is to be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.As a noun ower is
a person who owes money.As a preposition ower is
over.As an adverb ower is
over.As an adjective ower is
over, too.owe
English
Verb
(ow)Usage notes
* The original past tense form was ought, which during Middle English began to be used with indefinite signification and has become a distinct verb. The original past participle has become the adjective own.Anagrams
*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!