English
ice-cold
Ice-cold comes from Middle English *is-cold, and goes back to Old English īsċeald.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150īsċeald
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*is-coldreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1966ice-cold
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150īsċeald
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*is-coldreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1966ice-cold
Earliest quotation: 1966, The Kinks: “Now I'm sitting here Sipping on my ice-cold beer…”
Every English word from Old English īsċeald
Today it means
adj Very cold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English īsċeald / ice-cold