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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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AWE, Aa, Yaa, v.¹ tr. Cf. Aucht, Yaucht, v.² [ɑ: Ork., Bnff.; ɒ: s.Sc.; jɑ: e.Rs., Mry.]

1. To own, possess.Ork.(D) 1915 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc., Ork. Sh., etc. VIII. i. 38:
Dey aad hapes o' lan', bit Guid kens foo dey cam by id.Ork.(D) 1920 J. Firth Remin. Ork. Par. 158:
He that aas the coo lies neist the tail.Avoch, Crm., Mry. 1914–1921 (per Mry.²):
Yaa = awe (own).‡Bnff.² 1932:
“I wid gie a' 'at a [= I] awe t' get 'er safe back again.”Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 44:
Whae awes this?

2. Awe, aa, apparently used as a pa.p. in pred. = possessed of.Sc. 1995 David Purves Hert's Bluid 10:
Wha's awe thae shuin
that's sperfilt on the fluir?s.Sc. 1873 Murray D.S.C.S. 193:
Instead of Whose is that? we find . . . Quheae's aa that? or qwheae's ō that? [But see Aucht.] . . . Quheae was aa thys hoose afuore yee bowcht it?n., w.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 44:
Whae's awe this? (= Who does this belong to?)