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語源

From Proto-West Germanic *regnaskūr, from Proto-Germanic *regnaskūrō. Cognate with Old Norse regnskúr. Equivalent to reġn +‎ sċūr.

発音

• IPA: /ˈrejnˌʃuːr/

名詞

reġnsċūr m

1. rain shower
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Tēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.

     Draw forth rainshowers, if you can, and water your fields. If you can, make the sun shine, so that your fields ripen.

   • 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...

語形変化

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派生した語

• Middle English: reyne showre, rayne-shour
  • English: rainshower