winter

winter
{{11}}winter (n.) O.E., "fourth season of the year," from P.Gmc. *wentruz (Cf. O.Fris., Du. winter, O.S., O.H.G. wintar, Ger. winter, Dan., Swed. vinter, Goth. wintrus, O.N. vetr "winter"), possibly from PIE *wed-/*wod-/*ud- "wet" (see WATER (Cf. water)), or from *wind- "white" (Cf. Celt. vindo- "white").
The Anglo-Saxons counted years in "winters," Cf. O.E. ænetre "one-year-old." O.N. Vetrardag, first day of winter, was the Saturday that fell between Oct. 10 and 16.
{{12}}winter (v.) "to pass the winter (in some place)," late 14c., from WINTER (Cf. winter) (n.). Related: Wintered; wintering.

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  • Winter — Win ter, v. i. To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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