- fyrstig
- adj frosty
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
fyrstig
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Frosty — Frost y, a. [Cf. AS. fyrstig.] 1. Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty. [1913 Webster] 3. Chill in affection; without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frosty — O.E. forstig, fyrstig (Cf. Du. vorstig, Ger. frostig); see FROST (Cf. frost) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use from late 14c. Related: Frostiness … Etymology dictionary
