proverb · Words worth keeping
A good winter brings a good summer.
A good winter brings a good summer.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying expects a good winter to lead to a good summer. It carries a favourable judgment from one season into the next without defining what good means.
What the words are saying
The repeated adjective makes the connection sound straightforward, but different tasks and people may value different conditions. The explanation does not establish a forecasting relationship or fill the gap with a claimed scientific mechanism. A careful reading identifies both the prediction and its unstated standard, while leaving the coming season open to evidence.
Everyday example
A reader asks what good winter and good summer mean in the saying instead of assuming every use shares one definition.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a seasonal expectation with an unspecified standard.
What it does not mean
The connection and meaning of good are not independently verified by this explanation.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1800 · Winter (good)
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