Scots edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
howp (plural ~)
- (uncoontable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
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.