ne'er cast a clout til May be out

English

Etymology

Clout refers to its archaic sense for a cloth or clothing. May could refer to the month or the blossom that accompanies it.

Proverb

ne'er cast a clout til May be out

(regional) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May. Ne'er is a contraction of never.

Translations

advice not to change from winter clothes

French: en avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fait ce qu'il te plait
Italian: aprile, non ti scoprire; maggio, adagio adagio; giugno, allarga il pugno
Russian: первая ла́сточка весны не делает (pervaja lástočka vesny ne delajet) (the first swallow doesn't make spring to come)

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