voe
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of voe
C17: from Old Norse vagr
Example Sentences
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The Mitchells and Tom got into the Laulie, and were soon sailing to their favourite fishing-ground, while the others embarked in the Osprey and made tacks for Boden voe.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
They reached the mouth of the voe; their passage through the mouth was the first danger they had to encounter; a huge sea came thundering in.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.
Very few boats came up Boden voe, especially at such an unusual hour, therefore more than one of the breakfast party followed Signy to the window to see who was coming.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
Yaspard was soon across the voe, and he soon had the Harrisons out of their beds.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
On one side of us was Rowe Sound, and on the other Hagraseter Voe, a long, narrow voe running out of Yell Sound.
From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald
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