regnscur

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regnaskūr, from Proto-Germanic *regnaskūrō. Cognate with Old Norse regnskúr. Equivalent to reġn +‎ sċūr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrejnˌʃuːr/

Noun

reġnsċūr m

  1. rain shower
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Þā asende Drihten rēnsċūras, and þā eorþan ġewæterode...
      Then the Lord sent rain showers, and watered the Earth...

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative reġnsċūr reġnsċūras
accusative reġnsċūr reġnsċūras
genitive reġnsċūres reġnsċūra
dative reġnsċūre reġnsċūrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: reyne showre, rayne-shour
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