Brumnos

Brumnos /brúmnɔs/ is the Golden Age god of cold, frost and Autumn. He is also the herald of Oskül.

In rhymes and idioms
Brumnos's act of preparing the land for winter by riding south on Maracos is referenced to in the following lullabye where children are warned to stay indoors when Brumnos comes:

Birth
Brumnos was created by the Fate Erotru in order to fulfill Erotru's punishment upon Mnoja for the murder of his wife. Mnoja had killed Erotru's wife Ônnuiżytecca after she burned a large patch of grass which angered Mnoja. This brought on a great depression upon Erotru which caused all plant life in Macu to wilt and die. Eventually Erotru forgave Mnoja but he insisted that Mnoja be punished by causing plant life to die out for several months of the year, creating winter. In order to ensure that this punishment was carried out, Erotru created Brumnos out of snow and wind.

Appearance and Character
Brumnos is said to have the body of a lanky man and the head of a Dall's Sheep, with white fur covering his whole body. Brumnos is described as having a very rowdy, mischevious and unpredictable personality, always announcing his presence with shouts and bellows. Brumnos acts as the herald of Oskül by riding from north to south on his she-goat Maracos, covering the land in frost so that Oskül may claim it when bringing in winter. As he is the precursor of winter, Brumnos is also the god of autumn. During the summer Brumnos dwells in Hôcaramau along with Oskül. When summer nears its end, Brumnos travels to Macu where he summons Maracos (who herself spends the summer in the mountains of the far north). Brumnos rides Maracos southwards weilding a giant icicle as his staff which he uses to stab and prod his half brother Tanspuir in order to drive him away. While Brumnos rampages southwards he undoes all of Tanspuir's work, causing flowers to wilt and causing trees to lose their leaves. He also blows greast gusts of cold wind over the land as he rides south, covering it with a layer of frost. It is said that when Brumnos has rode across all of the land that he calls out to Oskül, declaring that he can now claim the land with snow to bring winter. During the winter Brumnos acts as a trickster god, performing tricks on humans as a source for entertainment although his deeds are never malelovent or dangerous.

Name and Etymology
The name Brumnos is from the Proto-Sumric *brymənǫs ("Harbinger of Frost")

Declension
This shows the declension for Brumnos in Old Sumrë:

Names in other languages

 * Proto-Sumro-Naukl: Wanatǫwæxæðe
 * Old Sucumian: Vanssuveòeu̇
 * Old Siansrä: Wantsoä
 * Proto-Sumric: Brymənǫs, Onətǫxte
 * Hajec: Briminos
 * Old Tuura: Brymånnos
 * Old Sumrë: Brumnos
 * Alatir: Braunas
 * Old Laupre: Bu̇unos
 * Laupre: Bu̇unos
 * Ize: Vu̇ũos
 * Old Naumes: Brumnoz
 * Middle Naumes: Bromz
 * Old Moicha: Brọ̄nus
 * Middle Moicha (West dialect): Prwʉnuz
 * Middle Moicha (West-E dialect): Prwʉnuts
 * Modern Standard Foriab: Prwu̇nuts
 * Middle Moicha (East dialect): Prwonuz
 * Middle Moicha (East-A dialect): Prhon
 * Modern Standard Moicha: Prhon
 * Chëldrë: Bruomnos
 * Keodō: Prųonots
 * Middle Sumri: Prumunos
 * Misiuri:
 * Early Meddió:
 * Meddió: Rehó
 * Risorese: Refó
 * Maliløri: Buvuno
 * Old Cẹhiri: Puhun
 * Late Old Cẹhir: Puhun
 * Middle Cẹhir: Puhun
 * Cẹhiur: Puhun
 * Emur: Puhn
 * Late Middle Sumri: Brumunō
 * Old Sumgri: Brumunō
 * Somgru: Bromonā
 * Sunz: Brunno