winter

name

1. A surname from the Germanic languages.
2. A unisex given name.
3. A placename:
4. A placename:
5. A placename:
6. The personification of winter, wintertime.

noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of winter.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

1. To spend the winter (in a particular place).

   “When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.”

   “Those who seek to invade another country anywhere across the great Eurasian steppes are condemned eventually to winter in it.”

2. To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.