English
soe
Soe comes from Middle English sō ‘large tub, vat’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sō‘large tub, vat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662soe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sō‘large tub, vat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662soe
Earliest quotation: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “[…] no more then a Pump grown dry will…”
Linked words
through Middle English sō ‘large tub, vat’
Today it means
noun a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English sō / soe