The noun is derived from Middle English rim, rime, rym, ryme (“hoar frost; rime”), from Old English hrīm (“frost”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrīm (“rime; hoar frost”), from Proto-Germanic *hrīmą (North Germanic), *hrīmaz, *hrīmô (“rime; hoar frost”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to graze, touch; to streak”). The verb is derived from the noun. (The Old English equivalent, which did not survive into modern English, was behrīman.) Cognates * Middle Dutch riim, rijm, rīm (modern Dutch rijm (“hoar frost”)) * Old Danish *rim (only in rimfrost (“rime frost”); modern Danish rim (“hoar frost”)) * Old French rime, rimee (Middle French rime, rimee (“hoar frost”), Anglo-Norman rime, rimee (“hoar frost”)) * Old High German rīm (Middle High German rīm, Bavarian Reim (“dew; fog; light frost”) (dialectal)) * Old Norse hrím (Icelandic hrím, Norwegian rim (“hoar frost”)) * Old Saxon hrīm * Old Swedish *riim, *rim (only in rimfrost (“rime frost”); modern Swedish rim) * West Frisian rime, rym

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What is the meaning of rime?

"rime" (noun) means in the archaic plural form rimes: originally, frozen dew that formed a white coating on surfaces exposed to it; hoar frost.

What is another word for rime?

Other words for "rime" include hoarfrost, hoar, frost, rhyme.

What are the different meanings of rime?

"rime" has 3 main meanings: 1. In the archaic plural form rimes: originally, frozen dew that formed a white coating on surfaces exposed to it; hoar frost; 2. A thin, slippery layer covering something; 3. Grey or white hair that shows a person has grown old.

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