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)

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

Verb

frimas

1. second-person singular past historic of frimer

Further reading

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