freorig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *freuʀag, *friuʀīg. Compare German frierig (freezing, cold), Old Norse frør, frer (frost).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfre͜oː.rij/

Adjective

frēoriġ

  1. freezing, cold, chilly
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
      ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.
      His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
      the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

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