frimas

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French frimas, from Old French frimas, an extended form of Old French frime (“hoarfrost”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrīm (“hoarfrost”), from Proto-Germanic *hrīmô (“hoarfrost”), related to Old English hrīm (“hoarfrost”). More at rime.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁi.ma/, /fʁi.mɑ/

Noun

frimas m (plural frimas)

Thick fog that tends to freeze.
(obsolete) Frost.

Verb

frimas

second-person singular past historic of frimer

Further reading

“frimas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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