Brumal
Adjective.
Indicative of or occurring in the winter.
[Origin: Latin brumalis, from bruma winter (see brume).]
(1513)
“More – he is curious. He twists the handle, the metal’s coldness leaping along his arm like ice energy released from a brumal host.” – Haunted, James Herbert.
Brume
Noun.
Mist, fog.
Brumous, adjective.
[Origin: French, mist, winter from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short.]
(1800)
“Roger peered forward; he could discern nothing in the torchlit brume.” – The Demon, Douglas Nicholas.
My gosh, we haven’t celebrated Samhein yet and you’re already rushing to Brumalia?
Well…Brumaire started four days ago, so why not? And it’s damn cold here already.
*For those who don’t know, Brumalia.
Suddenly the town of Bruma makes an odd sort of sense. It’s in the north of Cyrodiil, at the foot of Jerall mountains, and it’s very, very cold. And snowy.
Heard of Vernal before (pertaining to spring) and autumnal (wonder of quite equivalent?) but not brumal -- something new learnt, thanks.