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tresfreid (s.xiii2/4)

tresfreid (s.xiii2/4)

tresfroid; 
pl. tresfreis  
  FEW:  frigidus *3,797a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  froit 1 (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

very cold
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pregne l'en .j. drap linge et le moille l'en en ewe tres froide  A-N Med i 191
( 1255-60; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  jo dirrai akeune chose de la nature del cristal. [...] Il nest en tres freis lius u freid ja ne depart  Apoc Trinity ants 107.1800
med.very cold (as one of the four qualities of humours)
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Mais les espaez (=castrated goats), quant sunt viez et de grant eage, sunt tres malvais, car par lur eage deviennent tres froid et lur moistetei [...] par lur vielhece est perdue  Waterford busby 267.S69.18

[gdw]

See also:

freid  tres1 
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