frore

[ frawr, frohr ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. frozen; frosty.

frore

/ frɔː /

adjective

1. archaic.
   very cold or frosty

Word History and Origins

Origin of frore¹

1200–50; Middle English froren; past participle of freeze

Word History and Origins

Origin of frore¹

C13 froren , past participle of Old English frēosan to freeze

Example Sentences

Feet and faces tingleIn that frore land: Legs wobble and go wingle,You scarce can stand.

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The fog was become a mist here, a frore whitish mist that saturated him with a malignant chill.

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Then the beast wept as the frore hills weep in the thaw, and the tears splashed big into the agate bowl.

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Her beauty was as still sunsets of bitter evenings when all the world is frore, a wonder and a chill.

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Related Words

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