vintr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare Old Saxon and Old High German wintar, Old English and Old Frisian winter, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus).

Noun

vintr m

(Old East Norse) winter

Related terms

vetr (Old West Norse)

Descendants

Norwegian:
Bokmål: vinter

Nynorsk: vinter
Old Swedish: vinter
- Swedish: vinter
Old Danish: wintær
- Danish: vinter
Gutnish: vintar, vintur
Westrobothnian: vinter, veinter, vönter (< *víntr)

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