brumal

[ broo-muhl ]

/ ˈbru məl /

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Origin of brumal

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin brūmālis “of or pertaining to winter”; see origin at brume, -al¹

Words nearby brumal

bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé, Brumaire, brumal, brumby, brume, brummagem, Brummell, Brummie

How to use brumal in a sentence

On a brumal November day, the Sarmania was to sail on her first trip under the Sutton house-flag.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
He shivers in the brumal blast; hungry, he chirps before your door.
Notes and Queries, No. 179. Saturday, April 2, 1853.|Various
He shivers in the brumal blast; hungry he chirps before your door.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick
The brumal distance of the sun is felt, even in the intertropical regions.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson

He shivers in brumal blasts, and hungry he chirps before your door.
Welsh Folk-Lore|Elias Owen

British Dictionary definitions for brumal

brumal

/ (ˈbruːməl) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to winter; wintry

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brumal

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