norther

English

Etymology

north +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (noun, verb) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/
• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/

Noun

norther (plural northers)

1. A strong north wind.
2. south wind
   • 1935, Laura Ingalls Wilder, chapter 17, in Little House on the Prairie:

     "It beats me," he said, "why they call a south wind a norther, and how a wind from the south can be so tarnation cold."

Derived terms

• blue norther

Verb

norther (third-person singular simple present northers, present participle northering, simple past and past participle northered)

1. Of the wind: to move toward the north.

Adjective

norther

1. (archaic, dialectal) comparative form of north: more north; northern

Derived terms

• northerly

Anagrams

• horrent