yeartide
yeartide · yeartides
A specific time of yearA specific time of year; season.
Meaning
2 senses(poetic)A specific time of year; season.
(nonstandard, rare)A specific time each year; anniversary.
Origin
From year + -tide (“time, occasion”). Compare West Frisian jiertiid (“season”), Dutch jaarFrom year + -tide (“time, occasion”). Compare West Frisian jiertiid (“season”), Dutch jaartijd, jaargetijde (“season”), German Jahreszeit (“season”), Swedish årstid (“season”), Icelandic árstíð (“season”), Yiddish יאָרצײַט (yortsayt). Piecewise doublet of yahrzeit.
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