wintertide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wintertide
before 900; Middle English; Old English wintertīd. See winter, tide 1
Example Sentences
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Now, when that same wintertide had passed, and when the new buds were showing on the trees, Olaf Triggvison arrayed his ships ready for the sea.
From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert
Or deep in wintertide When winds without make moan, I love my own fireside Not least when most alone.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
Home I came at wintertide, But my silly love had died, Seeking with her latest breath Roses from the arms of Death.
From Songs from Books by Kipling, Rudyard
Full soft he lay his love beside; But dark are the days of wintertide.
From Poems By the Way by Morris, William
Everyone is quiet and happy, for God has blessed us with a bounteous harvest, and we know that there will be abundance of food for the wintertide.
From Poor Folk by Hogarth, C. J.
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