Definitions For Winterbourne

Noun

WINTERBOURNE (plural WINTERBOURNEs) (Britain) A stream#noun, stream that only flow#verb, flows in winter#noun, winter or after wet#adjective, wet weather#noun, weather, particularly in an area rich#adjective, rich in limestone.

Related terms

eylebourn, nailbourne {{qualifier, Britain, dialectal}}

Translations

Finnish: talvi, talvella virtaava joki {{qualifier, river that flows in winter}} Macedonian: зимски, зи́мска ре́ка, f {{qualifier, river that flows in winter}}, зи́мски по́ток, m {{qualifier, stream that flows in winter}} Welsh: nant hafesb, f, gaeafnant, f

Etymology

{{root, en, ine-pro, *bʰrewh₁-}} from winter + bourne + t2=seasonal brook or stream, partly also from the placenames {{m + en + winterborne}}, {{m + en + winterbourne}}, which are derived from {{inh + en + ang + winterburna + t=stream that is full in winter}},{{r:oed online + pos=n + id=229400 + date=december 2021 + nodot=1}}; {{r:lexico + pos=n}} from {{m + ang + winter}} (from {{inh + en + gem-pro + *wintruz}}, further etymology uncertain) + {{m + ang + burna + t=stream}} (ultimately from {{inh + en + ine-pro + *bʰrewh₁- + t=to boil; to brew}}). the old english word appears to have survived only in placenames.