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brumal (BROO-muhl) - adj., of, related to, or occurring during winter; wintery.
Should have ran this last Tuesday, since the 2nd was exactly halfway through the astronomic season of winter (the cross-day sometimes known as Candlemas). Adopted in 1522 from Latin brūmālis, from brūma, winter, shortened from *brevima (diēs), the shortest (day) -- in other words, the winter solstice -- using an archaic superlative of brevis, short.
---L.
Should have ran this last Tuesday, since the 2nd was exactly halfway through the astronomic season of winter (the cross-day sometimes known as Candlemas). Adopted in 1522 from Latin brūmālis, from brūma, winter, shortened from *brevima (diēs), the shortest (day) -- in other words, the winter solstice -- using an archaic superlative of brevis, short.
---L.
