"winter" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwin.ter/
Etymology: From earlier *wintr < *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with Old Frisian winter, Old Saxon wintar, Old Dutch winter, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wintruz}} Proto-Germanic *wintruz, {{cog|ofs|winter}} Old Frisian winter, {{cog|osx|wintar}} Old Saxon wintar, {{cog|odt|winter}} Old Dutch winter, {{cog|goh|wintar}} Old High German wintar, {{cog|non|vetr}} Old Norse vetr, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} winter m, {{ang-noun|m}} winter m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|wintr|datsg=wintre, wintra|nomsg=winter}}, {{ang-decl-noun|winter|wintras|winter|wintras|wintres|wintra|wintre, wintra|wintrum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], winter [nominative, singular], wintras [nominative, plural], winter [accusative, singular], wintras [accusative, plural], wintres [genitive, singular], wintra [genitive, plural], wintre [dative, singular], wintra [dative, singular], wintrum [dative, plural]
  1. winter Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Seasons
    Sense id: en-winter-ang-noun-MMVGH8J7 Disambiguation of Seasons: 50 50 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. year Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Seasons
    Sense id: en-winter-ang-noun-TLTqJVg8 Disambiguation of Seasons: 50 50 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: midwinter, winterlǣċan, winterlīċ, -wintre, wintres dæġ, wintriġ Related terms: lencten (english: spring), sumor (english: summer), hærfest (english: autumn)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "midwinter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "winterlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "winterlīċ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-wintre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wintres dæġ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wintriġ"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: winter, wintere, wintre, wynter\nEnglish: winter\nScots: winter\nYola: wonter",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: winter, wintere, wintre, wynter\nEnglish: winter\nScots: winter\nYola: wonter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wintruz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "winter"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian winter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wintar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wintar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "winter"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch winter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wintar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wintar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vetr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vetr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *wintr < *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with Old Frisian winter, Old Saxon wintar, Old Dutch winter, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "winter m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "winter",
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        "7": "wintre, wintra",
        "8": "wintrum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "spring",
      "word": "lencten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "summer",
      "word": "sumor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "autumn",
      "word": "hærfest"
    }
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "All topics",
            "Time",
            "Fundamental"
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        "winter"
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          "winter#English"
        ]
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      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Nature",
            "Periodic occurrences",
            "All topics",
            "Time",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I tell thee, eighty years, of the wood that is called Sem",
          "text": "The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn\nIc ðē secge lxxx wintra of ðām trēowcynne ðe is nemned Sem.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "year"
      ],
      "id": "en-winter-ang-noun-TLTqJVg8",
      "links": [
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwin.ter/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "winter"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ang:Seasons"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "midwinter"
    },
    {
      "word": "winterlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "winterlīċ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-wintre"
    },
    {
      "word": "wintres dæġ"
    },
    {
      "word": "wintriġ"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: winter, wintere, wintre, wynter\nEnglish: winter\nScots: winter\nYola: wonter"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "osx",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "winter"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch winter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wintar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vetr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vetr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃"
      },
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    }
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      "form": "strong",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "winter",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winter",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "wintres",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wintrum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "english": "spring",
      "word": "lencten"
    },
    {
      "english": "summer",
      "word": "sumor"
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      "english": "autumn",
      "word": "hærfest"
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          "english": "I tell thee, eighty years, of the wood that is called Sem",
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        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwin.ter/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "winter"
}

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