Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Frozen; frosty.
  • Covered with a froth resembling hoar frost.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Frozen; stiff with cold.
  • adjective Archaic Covered with a froth like hoarfrost.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Frosty; frozen.
  • adjective Covered with a froth resembling hoar frost.

Etymologies

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From frore +‎ -y. Compare Old English frēoriġ ("freezing, frozen, cold, chilly; blanched with fear, sad, mournful").

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