358: Wintry and Hibernal Dec 1, 2015

In English there is and for centuries has been an easily identifiable posh-vernacular (as to be distinct from the talk of the layman). It tends to be, even today, that words from Old English and broader Germanic origins are the more accessible words, while those of French, and especially Latin derivation are fancier. 'Winter' is from Old English, and so is 'wintry' (from OE wintrig). The other adjective for winter is 'hibernal', but that is reserved for academia or otherwise deemed snooty.