- wintrig
- adj wintry
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wintrig
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Wintry — Win try, a. [AS. wintrig.] Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. [1913 Webster] Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. Keble. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wintry — wintrily, adv. wintriness, n. /win tree/, adj., wintrier, wintriest. 1. of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies. 2. resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last… … Universalium
winterig — see wintrig … Old to modern English dictionary
wintreg — see wintrig … Old to modern English dictionary
wintry — (adj.) O.E. wintrig; see WINTER (Cf. winter) + Y (Cf. y) (2); but modern use a new formation [OED] … Etymology dictionary
wintry — adj. (also wintery) (; wintrier, wintriest) 1 characteristic of winter (wintry weather; a wintry sun; a wintry landscape). 2 (of a smile, greeting, etc.) lacking warmth or enthusiasm. Derivatives: wintrily adv. wintriness n. Etymology: OE wintrig … Useful english dictionary
