wintertiden.

Brit.

/ˈwɪntətʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈwɪn(t)ərˌtaɪd/

Forms: see winter n.¹ and tide n.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch wintertijt (Dutch wintertijd ), Middle Low German wintertīt , Old High German wintarzīt (Middle High German winterzīt , German Winterzeit ), Old Icelandic vetrartíð (with first element in the genitive), Old Swedish vintertidh (Swedish vintertid ), Danish vintertid < the Germanic base of winter n.¹ + the Germanic base of tide n.

Now somewhat archaic.

The season of winter; = wintertime n.

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the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > winter

midwinterOE

wintertideOE

winterOE

wintertimea1398

hiemsc1450

snow-time1535

dead of winter1548

after-winter1593

back-winter1599

snow1778

ice queen1818

old-fashioned winter1829

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 92 Hit is wintertid nu and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbræð þus wynsumlice steme.

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) ii. x. 134 Swa þu æt swæsendum sitte mid þinum ealdormannum & þegnum on wintertide, & sie..þin heall gewyrmed.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 5783 In Wales it is fulle strong to werre in wynter tide.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 1 Quhen vyntir tyde Vith his blastis..Wes ourdriffin.

1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 82 For I my selfe in Winter tide when colde was rife, Whote [i.e. hot] gleames of Cupid did abide.

1677 S. Speed Prison-pietie 78 All My labour, pains, and care..Is in the Summer to provide Against the Cold and Winter-tide.

1763 S. Pearse Coelestial Diary (ed. 45) Too naked stand, in this cold winter tide, With pinching winds, and often hoary frost.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Ode to Memory ii, in Poems 59 Earliest shoots Of orient green..Which in wintertide shall star The black earth with brilliance rare.

1887 Musical Times Nov. 665/2 The libretto..merely deals with the stories and gossip of a fireside party in Wintertide, but it has served as the foundation for some pleasant and thoroughly English music.

1948 Illustr. London News 25 Dec. 718/3 It is against that background..that the birth we celebrate in this dark winter-tide should be set.

2009 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 19 Dec. 10 Although there were seasonal Christmas songs and carols performed, the focus was very much on the pleasures and sufferings of wintertide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wintertide
释义	wintertiden. Brit. /ˈwɪntətʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(t)ərˌtaɪd/ Forms: see winter n.¹ and tide n. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch wintertijt (Dutch wintertijd ), Middle Low German wintertīt , Old High German wintarzīt (Middle High German winterzīt , German Winterzeit ), Old Icelandic vetrartíð (with first element in the genitive), Old Swedish vintertidh (Swedish vintertid ), Danish vintertid < the Germanic base of winter n.¹ + the Germanic base of tide n. Now somewhat archaic. The season of winter; = wintertime n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > winter midwinterOE wintertideOE winterOE wintertimea1398 hiemsc1450 snow-time1535 dead of winter1548 after-winter1593 back-winter1599 snow1778 ice queen1818 old-fashioned winter1829 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 92 Hit is wintertid nu and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbræð þus wynsumlice steme. OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) ii. x. 134 Swa þu æt swæsendum sitte mid þinum ealdormannum & þegnum on wintertide, & sie..þin heall gewyrmed. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 5783 In Wales it is fulle strong to werre in wynter tide. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 1 Quhen vyntir tyde Vith his blastis..Wes ourdriffin. 1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 82 For I my selfe in Winter tide when colde was rife, Whote [i.e. hot] gleames of Cupid did abide. 1677 S. Speed Prison-pietie 78 All My labour, pains, and care..Is in the Summer to provide Against the Cold and Winter-tide. 1763 S. Pearse Coelestial Diary (ed. 45) Too naked stand, in this cold winter tide, With pinching winds, and often hoary frost. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Ode to Memory ii, in Poems 59 Earliest shoots Of orient green..Which in wintertide shall star The black earth with brilliance rare. 1887 Musical Times Nov. 665/2 The libretto..merely deals with the stories and gossip of a fireside party in Wintertide, but it has served as the foundation for some pleasant and thoroughly English music. 1948 Illustr. London News 25 Dec. 718/3 It is against that background..that the birth we celebrate in this dark winter-tide should be set. 2009 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 19 Dec. 10 Although there were seasonal Christmas songs and carols performed, the focus was very much on the pleasures and sufferings of wintertide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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