voe
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of voe
C17: from Old Norse vagr
Example Sentences
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"Why, there is the Osprey coming up the voe," Signy called out.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
"Has any boat been near Boden voe to-day?"
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.
The others agreed, and, thinking it best not to venture up the voe, they decided to moor their boat at some safe place on the other side of Boden and nearer Trullyabister.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
On raising his head, he saw Lawrence Brindister standing on a height overlooking the voe.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.
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