thaw \thaw\ (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d);
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian,
   [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf.
   also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel.
   [thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr.
   th`kein to melt. [root]56.]
   1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of
      that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
      
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   2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in
      reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
      
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   3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare {cold}[4], a. and
      {hard}[6], a.
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