urväder
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of ur (“prominent precipitation”) + väder (“weather”), from Old Swedish ūrvæþer, ūrvædher. Compare Danish urvæta.
Noun
urväder n
- (bad) weather involving ur (prominent precipitation: rain, hail, sleet, snow); light storm
- blizzard
Derived terms
- snöurväder
Related terms
Further reading
- urväder in Svensk ordbok.
- ur in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)