Wt/sco/howp
Scots[edit | edit source]
Etymology 1[edit | edit source]
Noun[edit | edit source]
howp (plural ~)
- (uncoontable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
Etymology 2[edit | edit source]
Verb[edit | edit source]
tae Wt/sco/howp (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past -, past participle -)
- (intransitive) Tae want something tae happen, wi a sense o expectation that it micht.