Foundered

v.

Heard in Monaghan and Donegal

To be suffering from extreme physical cold, often to the point of shivering or numbness.

I was foundered standing there waiting for the bus in the freezing rain.

Posh English

I was suffering from a most profound chill whilst waiting for the omnibus in the freezing precipitation.

Same phrase, other counties

• Donegal

Related terms

• I'd ate a plate of cold soresExtremely hungry, to the point of eating almost anything.
• FroshticatedExtremely cold, shivering, or frostbitten.
• At this point in timeNow, at once.
• The point lineThe local nickname for Markievicz Road in Sligo Town.
• Like a cup of cold sickDescribes something that was received very badly indeed.
• Went down like a cup of cold sickSomething received very badly indeed.