越えっ冬とう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

wintering; passing the winter; hibernation

Used for animals, insects, or people spending the winter in a particular place or state. Often implies surviving or enduring the winter season.

• ツバメは暖あたたかい国くにで越えっ冬とうする。

  Swallows winter in warm countries.

• 越えっ冬とうの準じゅん備