different between norther vs northern

English

Etymology

north +? -er

Pronunciation

• (noun, verb) IPA^(key): /?n??(?)??(?)/
• (adjective) IPA^(key): /?n??(?)ð?(?)/

Noun

norther (plural northers)

1. A strong north wind.
2. south wind

Derived terms

• blue norther

Verb

norther (third-person singular simple present northers, present participle northering, simple past and past participle northered)

1. Of the wind: to move toward the north.

Adjective

norther

1. (archaic, dialectal) comparative form of north: more north; northern

Derived terms

• northerly

Anagrams

• Thorner, horrent

English

Etymology

From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-Germanic *nurþr?nijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordr?ni and Old Norse norrœnn.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??ð?n/, /?n??ðn?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n??ð?n/, enPR: nôr?th?rn
• (non-standard) IPA^(key): /?n?ð?(?)n/

Adjective

northern (comparative more northern, superlative most northern)

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north;northerly.
2. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
3. (Britain) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)

Synonyms

• boreal
• septentrional

Antonyms

• austral
• meridional
• southern

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• eastern
• occidental
• oriental
• western

Noun

northern (plural northerns)

1. An inhabitant of the northern regions.
2. (fishing) The northern pike.
   • 1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies

     As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.