Definition
Trapped, locked, or immobilized by frost or ice; unable to move or be accessed because of frozen conditions.
Etymology
A compound word from 'frost' and 'bound' (meaning tied or restricted). 'Bound' comes from Old Norse 'binn' and German 'Bund,' and combines with 'frost' to suggest being imprisoned by ice.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'frostbound' captures something poetic that scientists study—in winter, entire lakes freeze solid enough to drive cars across them, literally binding everything in the landscape into stillness and silence.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በ寒ью ተዋጩ
be-han-yu te-wa-se
BNবাংলা
ফ্রস্টবদ্ধ
frost-bod-dho
CSČeština
zamrzlý
zamrz-ly
DEDeutsch
frosten
froh-sten
ELΕλληνικά
παγωμένος
pa-go-men-os
ESEspañol
congelado
kon-zheh-la-doh
FAفارسی
برفزده
barf-zade
FISuomi
pakastunut
pa-ka-stu-nut
HIहिन्दी
ठंड से बंधा हुआ
thaṇḍ se bandha huā
HUMagyar
fagyott
fah-yott
IDBahasa Indonesia
beku
be-ku
IGIG
nwere mmiri
nwere mmiri
ITItaliano
congelato
kon-zhe-la-toh
KMKM
ការបាត់បង្កើត
kar baat bang-khet
KO한국어
얼음에 갇힌
eol-eum-e gat-hin
MSBahasa Melayu
beku
be-ku
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ကြမ်း
a-kya-ng kyan
NLNederlands
bevroren
be-vro-ren
PLPolski
zamrożony
zam-ro-zoh-nee
PTPortuguês
congelado
kon-zheh-la-doh
RORomână
înghețat
ing-he-tsat
RUРусский
замерзший
zamerzshiy
SWKiswahili
kufuliwa na baridi
ku-fu-li-wa na ba-ri-di
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்காயம்
ku-lir-ka-yam
TEతెలుగు
చల్లగాయం
challa-ga-yam
TLTL
napapalig
na-pa-pa-lig
TRTürkçe
dondurucu
don-du-ru-cu
UKУкраїнська
замерзлий
zamerzliy
VITiếng Việt
bị đóng băng
bi dong bang
ZUZU
ebuhlulwe
eh-boo-hlu-lwe