proverb · Legacy record
Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning.
Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The rhyme treats a morning rainbow as a warning. In the supplied reading, the warning concerns approaching showers.
What the words are saying
The source does not identify the warning’s exact event or timescale; the gloss supplies rain as an interpretation. A careful reading retains that distinction rather than turning the brief rhyme into a universal forecast. It is not practical navigation guidance.
Everyday example
A reader notes that the rain prediction comes from the supplied gloss rather than an explicit word in the rhyme.
When to use it
Use it to discuss the supplied weather reading with its limits visible.
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What it does not mean
No dependable shower prediction, precise timing or navigation rule is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 613; PDF page 89
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.