boreas
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Boreas¹
- /ˈbɔːɹɪəs/ UK
- /ˈbɔɹɪəs/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).
proper noun
- The god of the North Wind. For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. B
- The north wind personified. Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce. / But all this glee had no continuaunce: / For eftsones winter gan to approche; / The blustering Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the solitarie Brere; / For nowe no succoure was seene him nere.
boreas²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).
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Talk about this word "boreas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boreas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boreas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boreas "boreas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boreas.Cite this
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title = {boreas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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