Scha avant San Martin la naiv riva jo pro l'En, schi l'inviern ais mez passà
Language or variety: 
Romansh
Literal translation: 

Si antes de San Martín la nieve baja hasta el Inn, el invierno está medio pasado

Gloss: 

Wenn vor Martini (11. November) der Schnee bis zum Inn herabkommt, so ist der Winter auf Hälfte vorbei [...]

Comments: 

Localizado en la Engadina (Grisones, Suiza), sin más precisión. La forma del refrán es bajoengadina.

Categorization
Chronology: 
winter
<season>
Martin of Tours (Saint —)
<fixed date>
Meteorology: 
snow, to snow
<snow, to snow>
good weather
<good weather>
inverse forecast [The outset and the resultant meteorological conditions are opposed]
<forecast>
General Subject Area: 
Inn (Romansh, En) [river in Engadine, tributary of Danube]
<place names [in italics]>
Geolocation

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Toponimic references:
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  • En [Inn]
    Territory:

    Switzerland; Austria; Germany.

    Hydronym. European river; its source is in Switzerland, in the Engadin region, and flows through Austria, to enter as a tributary in the Danube in Passau.

Geographic locations:
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Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
HAUSER, Albert Bauernregeln. Eine schweizerische Sammlung mit Erläuterungen von Albert Hauser Editorial:
Artemis Verlag
Place of edition:
Zürich / München
Publication date:
1975 (2.ª ed.)
 Page:
265
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