Wintertide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)taɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wintertide is a noun meaning (archaic, literary) wintertime.
Meaning
(archaic, literary) wintertime.
Example Sentences
Shut out the flower-time, / Sunbeam and shower-time; / Make way for our time, / The winter-tide.
So, grab yourself a spot of tea or a boozy hot chocolate, and celebrate the beginning of winter with these wintertide-inspired quotes.
O winter tide, O winter tide, / Thy coming brings us sadness; / Afar are those we hold most dear, / Here men are strange, and skies are drear; […]
[…] Figure Skating was actually the very first winter sport included at the summer Olympic games in London 1908. Its wintertide equivalence was eventually introduced in 1924.
Word Forms
- wintertides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eventide, winter, eveningtide, wynter, evetide, vespertide.
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