† rain-frostn.
Obsolete.
Probably: = rime frost n.
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rimeeOE
frosteOE
rime frostOE
hoar-frostc1290
rain-frostc1300
white frostc1384
griddled frosta1400
hoar-rimec1550
hoar1567
rind1575
frost-dewa1626
cranreuchc1686
c1300 St. Michael (Harl.) in T. Wright Pop. Treat. Sci. (1841) 137 (MED) Thanne freoseth the thicke mist and hongeth on the treo, And therof cometh ren-forst [a1325 Corpus Cambr. rim-forst]..In thisse manere ȝe mowe i-seo the cunde of reyn and snowe, Of hawel, of deu, of reyn-forst [a1325 Corpus Cambr. rim-forst], and hor-forst that freoseth so lowe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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n.c1300- to perform one's stations
- to perform the honour
- to perform the honours
- to perform the stations
- to perform, seek, spend, work, and esp take wreak
- to perform, seek, spend, work, and esp take … wreak
- to perish one's life
- to perish one's pack
- to perish the pack
- to perk out
- to perk up
- to perpetuate testimony
- to perpetuity
- to persuade by fire
- to pervert the course of justice
- to pester the dickens out of
- to pester the etc out of
- to pester the life out of
- to pester the soul out of
- to phase down
- to phase out
- to phrase and fleech
- to phrase it
- to pick a hole in
- to pick a hole in a person's coat