bise

France

The bise is a northern wind, cold and generally dry

Switzerland

In Switzerland the bise blows from the north-east, above all during the winter months, and is due to a high-pressure cell north-west of Switzerland.^[1] The effects of the bise are strongest in Geneva, situated in a narrow passage between the Jura mountains in the West and the Alps in the South. Many foreign travellers to this Swiss city have commented upon it.^[2][3]

Etymology

The term entered Middle English from French bise. Its origin is unknown.^[4]

References

1. ^ Martin Beniston, From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere, Springer 1998, ISBN 3540634959, p.186
2. ^ Fredrika Bremer, Two Years in Switzerland and Italy, Hurst and Blackett 1861, p.258
3. ^ The Century: A Popular Quarterly by Making of America Project, The Century Co. 1909, p.463
4. ^ W. R. Trumble; A. Stevenson, eds.,Shorter Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press 2002

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