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voe

noun
/vəʊ/UK/voʊ/US

Etymology

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

  1. derived from and Norwegian våg
  2. derived from vágr — “inlet, bay”

Definitions

  1. A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

    • On a fine summer's evening, an inhabitant of Unst happened to be walking along the sandy margin of a voe.

  2. A village in Delting parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid…

    A village in Delting parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4063).

  3. A small settlement in Northmavine parish, north Mainland, Shetland Islands council area…

    A small settlement in Northmavine parish, north Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU3381).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA