Wt/sco/howp

Scots

Etymology 1

Noun

howp (plural ~)

1. (uncoontable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

Etymology 2

Verb

tae Wt/sco/howp (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past -, past participle -)

1. (intransitive) Tae want something tae happen, wi a sense o expectation that it micht.