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Formed by a person's hands, what shape is a gowpen?

Question #151502. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jul 30 2024.
Originally posted Jul 30 2024 8:15 PM.

BigTriviaDawg

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BigTriviaDawg

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A gowpen is putting two hands together to make a bowl shape. The word comes from Old Norse and still has a presence or variation in some Scandinavian dialects.

Its active use is now restricted to parts of Scotland — you might for example come across it in the old Scots’ proverb: “A hanfu’ o’ trade is worth a gowpen o’ gold” (even a little knowledge of a trade is worth a great deal of money).

https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gow1.html

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Jul 30 2024.
Jul 30 2024, 8:17 PM

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Formed by a person's hands, what shape is a gowpen?

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