norther

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norther

/ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/
/ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/

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From north + -er.

noun northers

A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north. Brisk winds from the south for several days in Texas are generally followed by a "norther."
Similar: boreas

verb northers · northering · northered

To move or go toward the north. The hills […] run inland with a slight northering tendency.
of wind To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward. The 23 February 1667 Sunday. All the morning flat calm until after six. At the coming away of the ebb sprang up a small gale at W.N.W. and N.W. by W., that we stretched along the shore toward the Ness, S.W. course. The wind northered and came easterly, a small gale. We stayed for our boat until one,

adjective

comparative, dialectal comparative form of north: more north; northern "Northest" of all There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position … This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. … he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he.

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@misc{norther_2026,
  title = {norther},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norther},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}