freid

See also: freíd

Norman

Alternative forms

• fraid (Jersey)
• fré, fréi (Guernsey)

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. (France) cold

Antonyms

• câod

Old French

Alternative forms

• frait, freit, froit

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

• chaut

Descendants

• Middle French: froit
  • French: froid
• Norman: fraid, fré, fréi; freid

Romansch

Alternative forms

• fraid (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• fred (Sutsilvan)

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

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) frestg
• (Puter) fras-ch
• (Vallader) frais-ch