sioc1, m. (gs. seaca).1. vn. of sioc2. 2. Frost. ~ bán, geal, liath, white, hoar, frost. ~ dubh, black frost. ~ talún, ground frost. Ag cur seaca, freezing. Rinne sé ~ aréir, there was frost last night. Aimsir, gaoth, sheaca, frosty weather, wind. Práta seaca, frost-bitten potato. S.a. beag21(a), bior11, dó13, tairne 1.
sioc2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha).1. Freeze. Tá sé ag ~, it is freezing. Rud a shioc, to freeze sth. Meangadh ~tha, frigid smile. 2. Congeal, set; solidify, stiffen. Lig don mhoirtéal ~, let the mortar set. Buachaill ~tha, set, full-grown, young man. ~tha le fuacht, stiff, perished, with cold. Shioc an corp, the body stiffened. Fágadh ~tha leis an eagla iad, they were left numbed with fear. Bhí sé ~tha leis na gáirí, he couldn’t stop laughing.