frosty

Signification (Anglais)

  1. Cold, chilly; icy.
  2. Having frost on it or in it.
  3. (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈfɹɒsti/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).

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