frozen

Etymology

From Middle English frozen, frosen, ifrozen, variant of froren, ifroren ("frozen"; > see frorn), past participle of Middle English fresen, freosen (“to freeze”). Synchronically, freeze + -n.

adj

1. Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
   The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.
   The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters … But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo. 2013-07-26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32
2. Immobilized.
   I just stood frozen as the robber pointed at me with his gun.
3. (of a bank account or assets) In a state such that transactions are not allowed.
4. (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
   "Dice" is a frozen plural.

verb

1. past participle of freeze
   The mammoth was frozen shortly after death.