"thow" meaning in English

See thow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} thow
  1. Obsolete spelling of thou. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: thou
    Sense id: en-thow-en-pron-7GXOo3ND Categories (other): English pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: thows [present, singular, third-person], thowing [participle, present], thowed [participle, past], thowed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} thow (third-person singular simple present thows, present participle thowing, simple past and past participle thowed)
  1. (Scotland, dialect) Alternative form of thaw. Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: thaw
    Sense id: en-thow-en-verb-x7DWn5F8 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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