"wow" meaning in Scots

See wow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ʍʌu]
Etymology: Attested in Older Scots a. 1500. Probably originally imitative. Compare Scottish Gaelic bhòbh (“alas”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|a.}} a., {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{cog|gd|bhòbh||alas}} Scottish Gaelic bhòbh (“alas”) Head templates: {{head|sco|interjection}} wow
  1. wow (an exclamation of astonishment or amazement) Synonyms: vow
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-intj-IYOP1BKS
  2. (archaic) woe (an exclamation of grief) Tags: archaic Synonyms: wae
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-intj-EswafOkz Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 59 9 9 8 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ʍʌu] Forms: wows [plural]
Etymology: Attested from the 18th century. Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wows|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wow (plural wows), {{sco-noun}} wow (plural wows)
  1. a howl, barking (as of a dog)
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-noun-RUs61awf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [ʍʌu] Forms: wows [present, singular, third-person], wowin [participle, present], wowt [past], wowt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English wowe, from Old English wogian (“to woo”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|wowe}} Middle English wowe, {{der|sco|ang|wogian|t=to woo}} Old English wogian (“to woo”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|wows|present participle|wowin|simple past|wowt|past participle|wowt|head=}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt), {{sco-verb}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt)
  1. (archaic, transitive or intransitive) to woo, court; to solicit affection (from someone) Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-verb-hEtqKDbn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [ʍʌu] Forms: wows [present, singular, third-person], wowin [participle, present], wowt [past], wowt [participle, past]
Etymology: Attested from the 18th century. Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|wows|present participle|wowin|simple past|wowt|past participle|wowt|head=}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt), {{sco-verb}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt)
  1. to howl, to bark
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-verb-AWbFPnW6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [ʍʌu] Forms: wows [present, singular, third-person], wowin [participle, present], wowt [past], wowt [participle, past]
Etymology: Sound shift from wave. Etymology templates: {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|wows|present participle|wowin|simple past|wowt|past participle|wowt|head=}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt), {{sco-verb}} wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt)
  1. to beckon, to signal by waving
    Sense id: en-wow-sco-verb-LI7U1gTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots palindromes",
    "Scots verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "²",
      "name": "sup"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sound shift from wave.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wowin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wowt",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wowt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "wowt",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "third-person singular simple present",
        "4": "wows",
        "5": "present participle",
        "6": "wowin",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "wowt",
        "9": "past participle",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowin, simple past wowt, past participle wowt)",
      "name": "sco-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beckon, to signal by waving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beckon",
          "beckon"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "waving",
          "wave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍʌu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wow"
}

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