Quote Originally Posted by Vadim84
Quote Originally Posted by adoc
Зимою означает зимой. It's poetic, and it's archaic.
Soon, I suppose, we'll be seeing this great immortal philosophical notion in every thread on this forum
Зимою is the archaic/poetic long form of the feminine instrumental ending. The normal form would be Зимой. It means "during the winter", "in the winter"