winterbourne

Meanings

Noun

A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.

Origin / Etymology

From winter + bourne (“seasonal brook or stream”), partly also from the placenames Winterborne, Winterbourne, which are derived from Old English winterburna (“stream that is full in winter”), from winter (from Proto-Germanic *wintruz, further etymology uncertain) + burna (“stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)). The Old English word appears to have survived only in placenames.

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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