oe

A grandchild.

Noun literary, poetic

  1. A small island.
    • 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, [Walter Scott], “Canto Third”, in Harold the Dauntless; […], Edinburgh: […]...

Origin

From Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey.

Forms

oes

Noun Entry 2

  1. A grandchild.

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic ogha; for spelling see Scots.

Forms

oes