frore en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English frore, froare, yfrore, froren, from Old English froren, ġefroren (“frozen”), from Proto-West Germanic *froʀan, from Proto-Germanic *fruzanaz (“frozen”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *freusaną (“to freeze”). Doublet of frorn and frozen.
Meanings
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(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.
For heavenly beauty, mid perennial springs, Feels not the change, which frore sad winter brings.
1883, Religion in Europe, historically considered, page 13:Till we conceive their heavens hoar, Those lights they raise but sparkles frore,
1888, George Meredith, Meditation under Stars:We die, even as the winds of Autumn fade, Expiring in the frore and foggy air.
1818, Percy Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, canto 9:My heart all Winter lay so numb / The earth so dead and frore.
c. 1916, Rupert Brooke, Song:Or if one haulm whose year is o'er / Shivers on the upland frore.
1896, A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, XLVI, lines 15-16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more frore | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most frore | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (7)
es glacial (extremely cold; frozen) · es helado (extremely cold; frozen) · de eiskalt (extremely cold; frozen) · de bitterkalt (extremely cold; frozen) · es gélido (extremely cold; frozen) · fi jääkylmä (extremely cold; frozen) · de klirrend kalt (extremely cold; frozen)