# voe

> English word · Noun · IPA /vəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

## Etymology
Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr. Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/voe