freorig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *freuʀag, *friuʀīg. Compare German frierig (“freezing, cold”), Old Norse frør, frer (“frost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfre͜oː.rij/

Adjective

frēoriġ

1. freezing, cold, chilly
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
     ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

     His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
     the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

Declension

Declension of frēoriġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēoriġ	frēoriġu, frēorġu, frēoriġo, frēorġo	frēoriġ
Accusative	frēoriġne	frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġ
Genitive	frēoriġes, frēorġes	frēoriġre	frēoriġes, frēorġes
Dative	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġre	frēoriġum, frēorġum
Instrumental	frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġre	frēoriġe, frēorġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġa, frēorġa, frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġu, frēorġu, frēoriġo, frēorġo
Accusative	frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġa, frēorġa, frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġu, frēorġu, frēoriġo, frēorġo
Genitive	frēoriġra	frēoriġra	frēoriġra
Dative	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum
Instrumental	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum

Declension of frēoriġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēoriġa, frēorġa	frēoriġe, frēorġe	frēoriġe, frēorġe
Accusative	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġe, frēorġe
Genitive	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan
Dative	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan
Instrumental	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan
Accusative	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan	frēoriġan, frēorġan
Genitive	frēoriġra, frēoriġena, frēorġena	frēoriġra, frēoriġena, frēorġena	frēoriġra, frēoriġena, frēorġena
Dative	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum
Instrumental	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum	frēoriġum, frēorġum

Related terms

• frēosan
• frost
• frostiġ