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
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Tēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.
      Draw forth rainshowers, if you can, and water your fields. If you can, make the sun shine, so that your fields ripen.
    • 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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