norther

A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.

Brisk winds from the south for several days in Texas are generally followed by a "norther."

Keep her going South-South East as fast as she'll take it, Shelby. It'll be a wet ride till we get outside the stream with this Norther.

To move or go toward the north.

The hills […] run inland with a slight northering tendency.

But from one impulse, like a northering sun, / The innumerable outburst is begun, / And in that common sunlight all men know / A common ecstasy.

To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.

The 23 February 1667 Sunday. All the morning flat calm until after six. At the coming away of the ebb sprang up a small gale at W.N.W. and N.W. by W., that we stretched along the shore toward the Ness, S.W. course. The wind northered and came easterly, a small gale. We stayed for our boat until one, which we had sent to search 4 French shallops that assured lay there to lade wool.

Att noone it came S. afterwardes westerly, and after sunnesett it northered, and blew a verie stiffe gale; some raine.