I would say: 'Blood is nipp'd' Not just the skin but even the blood is bitten by the extreme cold - cold is often imagined as biting
'ways be foul' i.e byways - paths, streets, etc are unpleasant to navigate due to the wintry weather On 2 Apr 2009, at 14:12, Ed Durbrow wrote: > When blood is nipp'd, and ways be foul, -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
