Frost

Morpheme

Frost

Type

free base

Denotation

frozen dew, covered in minute ice crystals, coldness

Etymology

Middle English frost; Old English forst

Evidence

antifrost, defrost, frost, frostbite, frostbitten, frosted, frostfish, frostie, frosting, frostnip, frostproof, frosts, frostweed, frostwort, frosty, hoarfrost, permafrost, superfrost, tempofrost, unfrosted

Notes

metathesis complete by Late Middle English

See Also

Freeze, Froze