Dictionary entry

Rime (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Rime, n. [AS. hrīm; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hrīm, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. rīfo, hrīfo.] White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.

The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.