"norther" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ [noun, verb], /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/ [adjective]
Etymology: north + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|er}} north + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} norther
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) comparative form of north: more north; northern Tags: comparative, dialectal, form-of Form of: north (extra: more north; northern) Derived forms: northerly
    Sense id: en-norther-en-adj-xh8MfJSV

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ [noun, verb], /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/ [adjective] Forms: northers [plural]
Etymology: north + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|er}} north + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} norther (plural northers)
  1. A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north. Categories (topical): Wind Derived forms: blue norther
    Sense id: en-norther-en-noun-cD4vSFos Disambiguation of Wind: 24 58 2 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 59 2 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 73 2 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 3 65 8 25

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ [noun, verb], /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/ [adjective] Forms: northers [present, singular, third-person], northering [participle, present], northered [participle, past], northered [past]
Etymology: north + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|er}} north + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} norther (third-person singular simple present northers, present participle northering, simple past and past participle northered)
  1. To move or go toward the north.
    Sense id: en-norther-en-verb-d31PcK~x
  2. (of wind) To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.
    Sense id: en-norther-en-verb-F2h66CBQ

Inflected forms

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