Raureif — meaning in English

English meaning

• rime noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).

Senses

Raureif is used for these senses in English:

• hoar frost (specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.
• rime Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).

rime — full definition

1. noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
2. noun A film or slimy coating.
3. noun White hair as an indication of old age.
4. noun Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.