i ur och skur

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word i ur och skur. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word i ur och skur, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say i ur och skur in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word i ur och skur you have here. The definition of the word i ur och skur will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofi ur och skur, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

The literal meaning is "through bad weather, windy and hefty precipitation"; ur being an old word for cold blustery precipitation, mainly snowdrift, sometimes just blustery weather and thereof,[1][2] and skur (shower, burst of sudden hefty precipitation).

Adverb

i ur och skur (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) in all weathers (no matter the weather)
  2. (idiomatic, uncommon) through thick and thin
    Synonym: (more common) i vått och torrt

See also

References

  1. ^ ur 2. in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
  2. ^ https://www.saob.se/artikel/?unik=U_0733-0035.Z39k&pz=5