òwe
noun
/ò.wē/
òghe (alternative), òe (alternative)
Definitions
- proverb, adage, saying
Etymology
Folk etymology explains that it comes from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wé (“to wrap, to twist”), literally “That which wraps something around something else (another meaning)”.
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefixwéto wrap, to twist
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “owe”.
Reference:
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