freid

freid

See also: freíd

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French freid, from Latin frīgidus (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus or frigdus, fricdus), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).

Adjective

freid m

  1. (continental) cold
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 532:
      Caud Mai, gras chimequière, fred Mai, granges pllaïnes.
      A warm May, a fat churchyard, a cold May, full granaries.

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Latin frīgidus, through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus or frigdus, fricdus.

    Adjective

    freid m (oblique and nominative feminine singular freide)

    1. cold (of a low temperature)

    Antonyms

    Descendants

    • Middle French: froit
    • Norman: fraid, fré, fréi (Guernsey), freid (continental)
    • Walloon: froed

    Romansh

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Latin frīgidus (“cold, cool, chilling”) (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus or frigdus, fricdus), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).

    Adjective

    freid m (feminine singular freida, masculine plural freids, feminine plural freidas)

    1. (Sursilvan, Surmiran) cold

    Synonyms

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