Lemizh / English dictionary
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qàs.
to make (it) winter
Usage notes
Technically, winter starts with the winter solstice (around 21st December in our calendar) and ends with the spring equinox (around 21st March). In everyday parlance, however, the term is usually applied to the time spanning weeks 1 to 13 in the Lemizh Sun calendar, which starts and ends somewhat earlier.
Etymology
< NLem qisn‑a
< LMLem, MLem qisn‑yr
< OLem thisn‑
< PLem *sisn‑ ‘age’ [verb], i-reduplicated athematic present of
< PIE *sen‑ ‘old’
Winter was named as the ‘old’ part of the year long before there was a calendar that started with the winter solstice.
Cognates
Eng senile (via Lat senīlis ‘aged’), Ir sean ‘old’