Origin of ice
before 900; 1905–10 for def 8a; Middle English, Old English īs; cognate with German Eis, Old Norse īss
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afraid, unsure, hesitant, touchy, shaky, apprehensive, anxious, uptight, troubled, uncertain, threatening, hazardous, treacherous, precarious, unstable, delicate, ticklish, rugged, dicey, riskyice
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Word Origin for ice
Old English īs; compare Old High German īs, Old Norse īss
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