"ower" meaning in Scots

See ower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌu(ə)r/, /ɔur/
Etymology: From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|over}} Middle English over, {{inh|sco|ang|ofer}} Old English ofer, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*obar}} Proto-West Germanic *obar Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adjectives}} ower (not comparable), {{sco-adj|-}} ower (not comparable)
  1. (Southern Scots) too Tags: Southern-Scots, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ower-sco-adj-lMBfHEWh Categories (other): Southern Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Adverb

IPA: /ʌu(ə)r/, /ɔur/
Etymology: From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|over}} Middle English over, {{inh|sco|ang|ofer}} Old English ofer, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*obar}} Proto-West Germanic *obar Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} ower (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} ower (not comparable)
  1. (Southern Scots) over Tags: Southern-Scots, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ower-sco-adv-X7akfjaO Categories (other): Southern Scots
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          "english": "If he gone over the hill, he'll see it.",
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          "english": "That's too much for me, like!",
          "text": "That's ower much for mei, like!",
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      "ipa": "/ʌu(ə)r/"
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      "ipa": "/ɔur/"
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          "english": "That's too much for me, like!",
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      "ipa": "/ʌu(ə)r/"
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