"voe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /voʊ/ [General-American] Forms: voes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr. Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-}}, {{uder|en|nrn|-}} Norn, {{uder|en|non|vágr}} Old Norse vágr, {{m|no|våg}} våg, {{cog|fo|vágur}} Faroese vágur, {{doublet|en|way}} Doublet of way Head templates: {{en-noun}} voe (plural voes)
  1. (British) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord. Tags: British Synonyms: vae, vo

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