HIEMAL Definition & Meaning

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hiemal

[ hahy-uh-muhl ]

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adjective

of or relating to winter; wintry.

hiemal

/ ˈ��ɪə��ə�� /

adjective

a less common word for hibernal

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hiemal¹

1550–60; < Latin �󾱱�� pertaining to winter, equivalent to hiem ( s ) winter (akin to Greek ��ṓn snow, ��𾱳�ṓn winter, Sanskrit hima cold, frost, snow) + -�� -al ¹; hibernal

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hiemal¹

C16: from Latin hiems winter; see hibernate

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All clad in rich hiemal robes By blasts of Boreas plied, The sovereign City of the North Sits in majestic pride; Beside St. Lawrence' noble stream, Hard by his hidden tide, She sits, and rears her head aloft Upon Mount Royal's side.

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