unverfroren
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. Analysable as un- + verfroren, 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 and Norwegian Bokmål forferde, forferdelig (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
Adjective
unverfroren (strong nominative masculine singular unverfrorener, comparative unverfrorener, superlative am unverfrorensten)
- unabashed, blatant, brazen, audacious
- Synonyms: frech, dreist, unverschämt, schamlos, respektlos
- Ein unverfrorener Kerl.
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- 2022 June 2, Kevin Kühnert, quotee, “Drohende Mieterhöhungen: SPD-General Kühnert nennt Vonovia-Ankündigung »unverfroren und durchschaubar«”, in Der Spiegel[1], →ISSN:
- »Atemberaubende Gewinne einfahren und gleichzeitig auf die Tränendrüse drücken, das ist unverfroren und durchschaubar«, warf Kühnert dem Konzernchef vor.
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Adverb
unverfroren
See also
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- “unverfroren” in Duden online
- “unverfroren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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