"frosty" meaning in Middle English

See frosty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfrɔstiː/, /ˈfɔrstiː/
Etymology: From Old English forstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost + -y. Compare Old English fyrstiġ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|forstiġ}} Old English forstiġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*frostag}} Proto-West Germanic *frostag, {{af|enm|frost|-y}} frost + -y, {{noncog|ang|fyrstiġ}} Old English fyrstiġ Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} frosty, {{enm-adj}} frosty
  1. cold, freezing, frosty (being or experiencing cold) Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-frosty-enm-adj--GQJaZIL Disambiguation of Temperature: 100 0
  2. (rare) white (of a beard) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-frosty-enm-adj-tYV53sa~ Disambiguation of Colors: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forsty, frosti

Alternative forms

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