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Webster 1913 Edition
OE
Œ
(ē)
, A diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong
οι
. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of œ. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe
separate in Latin words. Definition 2024
Oe
oe
oe
English
Noun
oe (plural oes)
- (literary or poetic, rare) A small island.
- 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Harold the Dauntless, canto III:
- I love my father's northern land, / Where the dark pine-trees grow, / And the bold Baltic's echoing strand / Looks o'er each grassy oe.
- 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Harold the Dauntless, canto III:
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
oe
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish úa, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi), from Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos.
Noun
oe m, f (genitive singular oe, plural oeghyn)
Derived terms
References
- “úa, óa, ó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scots
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic ogha, odha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o/, /oe/, /oi/
Noun
oe (plural oes)
- (archaic) grandchild (especially illegitimate)
- 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,
- She told me that she was afraid her oe had brought home her wark, and that she didna doubt they would need the sleight of my hand.
- 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,