wuther \WUHTH-er\,
verb:
(of wind) to blow fiercely.
They'd cling to the sides of a five-wheel truck, and the wind would wuther past the upright barrels of their guns.
-- Geoff Ryman, "The King's Last Song, Or Kraing Meas," 2008
In winter the wind must wuther, though.
-- Mildred Walker,"A Piece of the World," 2001
Wuther is a Scots variant on the word wither, also meaning "to bluster." Both words come from the Old Norse word hvitha meaning "squall of wind."
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