A small cold or chilly condition (archaic or dialectal term, rarely used in modern English).
Possibly from Old English or Germanic roots related to 'frid' or 'frid' (peace, shelter), though this word is extremely obscure and may be a variant or regional dialect term with unclear etymology.
This word is so rare that it barely appears in modern dictionaries—it's the kind of linguistic fossil that reminds us that English has thousands of forgotten words, each once someone's everyday language.
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