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Old English · adjective

freorig

Normalised frēoriġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfre͜oː.rij/
Syllables
ˈfre͜oː · rij (2 syllables)
Modern English
freezingchilly

Meaning

  1. freezing, cold, chilly

    ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

    His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold, the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

    Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

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

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