unverfroren
German
Etymology
From German Low German. Analysable as un- + verfroren, thus literally "not frozen, not chilled to the bone". It is supposed that the word is eventually a modification of Middle Low German unvervērt (“fearless”). Compare Dutch onvervaard (related to German Gefahr, English fear). While that is uncertain, the form unverfroren is definitely based on an equation of cold and fear, which is already common (see English cold feet), but which was reinforced by the fact that the unrelated Germanic verbs *freusaną (“to freeze”) and *fraisōną (“to risk; later also: to fear”) had regularly merged in Middle Low German vrēsen. Compare to this Dutch vriezen and vrezen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌfʀoːʀən/
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Adjective
unverfroren (comparative unverfrorener, superlative am unverfrorensten)
Declension
Positive forms of unverfroren
Comparative forms of unverfroren
Superlative forms of unverfroren
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Unverfrorenheit
Related terms
- ungefroren
- zugefroren
- festgefroren
See also
- aufdringlich
- zudringlich
Further reading
- unverfroren in Duden online
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