Frore
/frɔːr/noun
An archaic literary adjective meaning very cold or frozen.
Did you know?Frore is an old poetic form tied to the same root that gave English words like frost and freeze, preserving the feel of a deep, ancient cold in a single syllable.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*preus-
“to freeze, to become cold”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frus- / *freusaną
“to freeze, frost”
Old English
OE
frōr
“frozen, stiff with cold”
Middle English
ME
frore
“frozen, icy; very cold”
Modern English
English
frore
“poetic or archaic: very cold or frozen”