adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Frosty; frozen. archaic

   "An aged sire with head all frory hore, And sprinckled frost vpon his deawy beard […]"

2. 2
   Covered with a froth resembling hoar frost.

Example

More examples

"An aged sire with head all frory hore, And sprinckled frost vpon his deawy beard […]"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

hoar frost

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