starur

Gutnish

Etymology

Compound of stare (“starling”) +‎ ur (“prominent precipitation”), roughly “starling precipitation”, possibly from an older Old Gutnish *starur.

The concept is probably related to the Swedish mainland term kråkmånad (“crow month”), which compared to starur is based on the arrival of the crow.

Noun

starur n

  1. precipitation that occurs at the time in spring when the starlings return; by extension: precipitation in March

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of stare (“starling”) +‎ ur (“prominent precipitation”), roughly “starling precipitation”, from Gutnish starur, possibly from an older Old Gutnish *starur.

The concept is probably related to the Swedish mainland term kråkmånad (“crow month”), which compared to starur is based on the arrival of the crow.

Noun

starur n

  1. (Gotland) precipitation that occurs at the time in spring when the starlings return; by extension: precipitation in March
    • 1969, Dagmar Edqvist, Mannen som kom hem:
      En starur drog över landet med hagel och slagregn.
      A “starling storm” swept across the country with hail and hard rain.
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