hrívë úva véna

winter is drawing near (to us)

Variations

• hríve ūva vēna ✧ PE22/167; VT49/14

úva

verb. impend, be imminent, threaten (to come)

úva-

impend, be imminent

úva- (2) vb. "impend, be imminent" "nearly always in a bad sense: threaten (to come) ", as in hrívë úva véna "winter is drawing near to us" (VT49:14)