winter dayn.

Brit.

/ˌwɪntə ˈdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈdeɪ/

Forms: see winter n.¹ and day n.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to West Frisian winterdei , Middle Dutch winterdach (Dutch winterdag ), Middle Low German winterdach , Middle High German wintertac (German Wintertag ), Old Icelandic vetrardagr (with first element in the genitive), Danish vinterdag . Compare winter's day at winter n.¹ Compounds 1e.

1. A day in winter, typically as characterized by its shortness and cold or harsh weather.More commonly winter's day: see winter n.¹ Compounds 1e.

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

winter dayeOE

eOE Metres of Boethius (transcript of damaged MS) (2009) iv. 20 Hwæt, ðu, fæder, wercest sumurlange dagas swiðe hate, þæm winterdagum wundrum sceorta tida getiohhast.

lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. iv. 246 Þu þe ðam winterdagum selest scorte tida & þæs sumeres dahum længran.

c1330 Short Metrical Chron. (Auch.) l. 701 in PMLA (1931) 46 126/1 King hingist..sett attent riȝt verray Þat agrome schuld gon o day. In winter day he schuld go Tventi miles..in somer..He schuld go to & þritti mile.

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 240 (MED) Remove hem ones on þe wynter day and twyes on þe somer day.

c1480 (a1400) St. Margaret 345 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 57 Eftyre sown þe blud fel als clere of hyre as of a wel as dois watir one wyntir day.

c1500 (?a1475) Sir Landeval (Rawl. C. 86) (1889) l. 104 (MED) She was white as..snowe that fallith yn wynterday.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 41^v A roughe, raynie, winter day.

1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd i. 61 Hast thou not heard how I Six Winter days, and stormy nights did lye Watching my murther'd Lord?

1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. II. 116 To expose them to the Sun in such Winter-days as prove clear.

1744 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons (new ed.) 221 Behold, the joyous Winter-Days, Frosty, succeed.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 230 The darkest winter-day that ever glimmered.

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 749/2 During these winter days one is certain to see many and various ducks.

1951 Times 9 Feb. 9/4 Those blank winter days which are the despair of trainers with large yards of unraced horses.

2003 Sci. Amer. Feb. 38/1 Watching bright sunlight on a frigid winter day dissolve frost on a window.

2. figurative. Chiefly in plural. Now rare.

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

winter day1612

wintriness1824

winterliness1840

1612 I. M. tr. Most Famous Hist. Meruine i. i. 6 When the winter daies of our extreame fortunes hath fully bound vp our hopes in frozen ribs of ice, we shall againe regreet the cheerefull Aprill of our Summer ioyes.

1633 P. Fletcher Poeticall Misc. 88 in Purple Island Thy love, thy light, thy faces Bright-shining graces,..How farre surmount they lifes winter day!

1766 W. Cruden Nature Spritualised ii. xxx. 260 A friend restrains his most enliv'ning ray, Till deep affliction's coldest winter-day.

1832 Amer. National Preacher May 369 The inevitable misery which they entail upon themselves..who come to the winter days of man unpardoned, unclothed, and without hope.

1932 C. Day Lewis in Spectator 9 Dec. 827/2 In these our winter days Death's iron tongue is glib Numbing with fear all flesh upon A fiery-hearted globe.

1972 Brady (Texas) Standard 24 Nov. 6/3 It is a time to ask God for His guidance through the winter days of our lives.

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

单词	winter day
释义	winter dayn. Brit. /ˌwɪntə ˈdeɪ/, U.S. /ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈdeɪ/ Forms: see winter n.¹ and day n. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to West Frisian winterdei , Middle Dutch winterdach (Dutch winterdag ), Middle Low German winterdach , Middle High German wintertac (German Wintertag ), Old Icelandic vetrardagr (with first element in the genitive), Danish vinterdag . Compare winter's day at winter n.¹ Compounds 1e. 1. A day in winter, typically as characterized by its shortness and cold or harsh weather.More commonly winter's day: see winter n.¹ Compounds 1e. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > winter > winter-day winter dayeOE eOE Metres of Boethius (transcript of damaged MS) (2009) iv. 20 Hwæt, ðu, fæder, wercest sumurlange dagas swiðe hate, þæm winterdagum wundrum sceorta tida getiohhast. lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. iv. 246 Þu þe ðam winterdagum selest scorte tida & þæs sumeres dahum længran. c1330 Short Metrical Chron. (Auch.) l. 701 in PMLA (1931) 46 126/1 King hingist..sett attent riȝt verray Þat agrome schuld gon o day. In winter day he schuld go Tventi miles..in somer..He schuld go to & þritti mile. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 240 (MED) Remove hem ones on þe wynter day and twyes on þe somer day. c1480 (a1400) St. Margaret 345 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 57 Eftyre sown þe blud fel als clere of hyre as of a wel as dois watir one wyntir day. c1500 (?a1475) Sir Landeval (Rawl. C. 86) (1889) l. 104 (MED) She was white as..snowe that fallith yn wynterday. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 41^v A roughe, raynie, winter day. 1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd i. 61 Hast thou not heard how I Six Winter days, and stormy nights did lye Watching my murther'd Lord? 1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. II. 116 To expose them to the Sun in such Winter-days as prove clear. 1744 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons (new ed.) 221 Behold, the joyous Winter-Days, Frosty, succeed. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 230 The darkest winter-day that ever glimmered. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 749/2 During these winter days one is certain to see many and various ducks. 1951 Times 9 Feb. 9/4 Those blank winter days which are the despair of trainers with large yards of unraced horses. 2003 Sci. Amer. Feb. 38/1 Watching bright sunlight on a frigid winter day dissolve frost on a window. 2. figurative. Chiefly in plural. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > winter > wintry quality winter day1612 wintriness1824 winterliness1840 1612 I. M. tr. Most Famous Hist. Meruine i. i. 6 When the winter daies of our extreame fortunes hath fully bound vp our hopes in frozen ribs of ice, we shall againe regreet the cheerefull Aprill of our Summer ioyes. 1633 P. Fletcher Poeticall Misc. 88 in Purple Island Thy love, thy light, thy faces Bright-shining graces,..How farre surmount they lifes winter day! 1766 W. Cruden Nature Spritualised ii. xxx. 260 A friend restrains his most enliv'ning ray, Till deep affliction's coldest winter-day. 1832 Amer. National Preacher May 369 The inevitable misery which they entail upon themselves..who come to the winter days of man unpardoned, unclothed, and without hope. 1932 C. Day Lewis in Spectator 9 Dec. 827/2 In these our winter days Death's iron tongue is glib Numbing with fear all flesh upon A fiery-hearted globe. 1972 Brady (Texas) Standard 24 Nov. 6/3 It is a time to ask God for His guidance through the winter days of our lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.eOE
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