winterbourne

Etymology
From, partly also from the placenames , , which are derived from , from (from , further etymology uncertain) +  (ultimately from ). The Old English word appears to have survived only in placenames.

Noun

 * 1)  A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.

Translations

 * Finnish: talvella virtaava joki
 * Macedonian: зи́мска ре́ка, зи́мски по́ток
 * Welsh: nant hafesb, gaeafnant