ourie

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#1·4h ago

(Scotland) Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" (BURNS, ROBERT [1759-1796], Scottish poet)

Origin: From , from , from , zero grade form of *weh₁r-. Equivalent to dialectal – urrigt väder = “chill weather” – partly stemming from the feeling of shivering, an onomatopoetic word akin to brr, but potentially also derived from ur (historical alternate spelling: urr). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(Scotland) Bleak; melancholy.

: Familiar with all the seasons he represents the phases of a northern winter with a frequency characteristic of his clime and of his fortunes; her tempests became anthems in his verse, and the sounding woods "raise his thoughts to Him t…

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