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Yowe vs Yowl - What's the difference?

yowe | yowl |

As nouns the difference between yowe and yowl

is that yowe is (archaic|dialect|uk|scotland) a ewe; a female sheep while yowl is a prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

As a pronoun yowe

is (archaic).

As a verb yowl is

utter a yowl.

yowe

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland) A ewe; a female sheep.
  • * 1902 , James Thomson, Recollections of a Speyside parish
    • The ram was marked wi' keel at the reet o' the tail an' the yowes upon their hips.

    Etymology 2

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (archaic)
  • * 1440', Letter, '''1841 , Joseph Stevenson (editor), ''The Correspondence, Inventories, Account Rolls, and Law Proceedings of the Priory of Coldingham , page 116,
    • Wirshipfull sir, I commend me to yowe'; thankyng '''yowe''' of all tendirnesse and labour of lang time shewid to my brether and our cell of Coldyngham, prayand ' yowe of yowr goode continuance.
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    yowl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Utter a yowl.
  • Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

    • Derived terms

    *yowler