FRORE

frore

(adjective) very cold; “whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frore (comparative more frore, superlative most frore)

(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.

Verb

frore

(archaic, rare) simple past tense of freeze

Anagrams

• Ferro, ferro-

Source: Wiktionary


Frore, adv. Etym: [See Frorn.]

Definition: Frostily. [Obs.] The parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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