"oe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /oʊ/ [General-American], /əʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: oes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|ö}} Swedish ö, {{bor|en|da|ø}} Danish ø, {{doublet|en|ey}} Doublet of ey Head templates: {{en-noun}} oe (plural oes)
  1. (literary or poetic, rare) A small island. Tags: literary, poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-oe-en-noun-uns4R3tS Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Landforms: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland] Forms: oes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic ogha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|ogha}} Scottish Gaelic ogha Head templates: {{en-noun}} oe (plural oes)
  1. A grandchild.
    Sense id: en-oe-en-noun-3dwRzbzm Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Family members, Landforms Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Family members: 35 65 Disambiguation of Landforms: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "homophone": "owe"
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