Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OWER-, pref. As in Eng. over-. This form has been standardised and the variant forms owre-, o(u)r-, o(v)er-, should be looked for under Ower-. Compounds which have the second element in form and meaning as in Eng. are omitted.
