regnscur

Old English

Alternative forms

• rēnsċūr

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
   • 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
  • English: rainshower