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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland) Bleak; melancholy.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland) Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.
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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