norther
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Is norther a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (of wind) To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.Examples: "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, which we had sent to search 4 French shallops that assured lay there to lade wool."; "Att noone it came S. afterwardes westerly, and after sunnesett it northered, and blew a verie stiffe gale; some raine."
adj (English)
1. (now chiefly dialectal) comparative form of north: more north; northernExamples: ""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."; "Clerk: […] And he come across this one salesman. From up north. Stone: North Texas? Clerk: Norther than that. Thought he said New York, but I could be mistaken."; "Nothing can be norther than the North Pole […]"comparativedialectalform-of
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