rimyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈraɪmi/

Forms: Old English hrimig, early Middle English runie (probably transmission error), early Middle English 1500s–1600s rimie, 1500s– rimy, 1600s rymie, 1700s rhimy; also Scottish 1900s– rimey, 1900s– rimie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rime n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < rime n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare West Frisian rimich , Swedish rimmig . Compare rindy adj.²

Frosty; covered with or characterized by rime or hoar frost; (also) resembling or of the nature of rime.Apparently rare between the late 13th and the 16th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adjective] > intensely cold, freezing, or frosty > frosty > characterized by or covered with hoar frost

rimyOE

frosty?a1450

rindy1648

frosted1649

rimed1841

hoar-frosty1845

frost-hoar1853

OE Blickling Homilies 209 Wæron norð of ðæm stane awexene swiðe hrimige bearwas.

OE Maxims II 6 Winter byð cealdost, lencten hrimigost (he byð lengest ceald).

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 774 Corineus heom rasde to, swa þe rimie [c1300 Otho wilde] wulf.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10041 Vp bræid Arður his sceld..& he gon to rusien swa þe runie [read rimie, c1300 Otho wode] wulf þenne he cumeð of holte, bi-honged mid snawe.

1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell Index Rimy grasse ill for sheep.

1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. x. 40 Trees that appeare twice as bigge in a mistie or rimie [1634 rymie] morning then indeed they are.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. iv. iii. 6 The Wood being altogether cover'd with a rimy Frost.

1717 Let. Gentleman in Country conc. Two Bks. lately Published 30 His Friend must stand still two or three Hours in one of these calm rimy Nights, and then let him see whether the Brims of his Hat will not shelter his Hair from the hoary Frost.

1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 26 The clear-bright Moon her zenith gains, And rimy without speck extend the plains.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 27 The sky..throwing out in bold relief the snow-covered roofs of our village, and the rimy trees that rise above them.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lv. 322 Martin Poyser, looking as cheery as a bright fire on this rimy morning.

1886 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 110 The railings were rusty and rimy.

1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xxxiii. 434 As I cleared a space for a peephole through the rimy panes, I caught momentary glimpses of a level, treeless earth.

1983 C. Ozick Cannibal Galaxy (1984) 32 Sun, rain, weather; the furies of heat, a rimy cold so cruel his unwilled tears froze on his face.

2005 A. Warlick Seek Living xii. 146 He's playing catch against the side of the house, diving in the rimy grass.

Compounds

rimy white adj.

ΚΠ

1912 W. W. Gibson Fires 31 Her hair, ruddy as the fern..Had shrivelled rimy-white In one short summer's night.

1993 S. Fletcher Flight of Dragon Kyn (1997) 95 The dogs panted, their muzzles rimy white.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rimy
释义	rimyadj. Brit. /ˈrʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈraɪmi/ Forms: Old English hrimig, early Middle English runie (probably transmission error), early Middle English 1500s–1600s rimie, 1500s– rimy, 1600s rymie, 1700s rhimy; also Scottish 1900s– rimey, 1900s– rimie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rime n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rime n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare West Frisian rimich , Swedish rimmig . Compare rindy adj.² Frosty; covered with or characterized by rime or hoar frost; (also) resembling or of the nature of rime.Apparently rare between the late 13th and the 16th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adjective] > intensely cold, freezing, or frosty > frosty > characterized by or covered with hoar frost rimyOE frosty?a1450 rindy1648 frosted1649 rimed1841 hoar-frosty1845 frost-hoar1853 OE Blickling Homilies 209 Wæron norð of ðæm stane awexene swiðe hrimige bearwas. OE Maxims II 6 Winter byð cealdost, lencten hrimigost (he byð lengest ceald). c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 774 Corineus heom rasde to, swa þe rimie [c1300 Otho wilde] wulf. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10041 Vp bræid Arður his sceld..& he gon to rusien swa þe runie [read rimie, c1300 Otho wode] wulf þenne he cumeð of holte, bi-honged mid snawe. 1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell Index Rimy grasse ill for sheep. 1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. x. 40 Trees that appeare twice as bigge in a mistie or rimie [1634 rymie] morning then indeed they are. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. iv. iii. 6 The Wood being altogether cover'd with a rimy Frost. 1717 Let. Gentleman in Country conc. Two Bks. lately Published 30 His Friend must stand still two or three Hours in one of these calm rimy Nights, and then let him see whether the Brims of his Hat will not shelter his Hair from the hoary Frost. 1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 26 The clear-bright Moon her zenith gains, And rimy without speck extend the plains. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 27 The sky..throwing out in bold relief the snow-covered roofs of our village, and the rimy trees that rise above them. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lv. 322 Martin Poyser, looking as cheery as a bright fire on this rimy morning. 1886 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 110 The railings were rusty and rimy. 1917 H. Garland Son of Middle Border xxxiii. 434 As I cleared a space for a peephole through the rimy panes, I caught momentary glimpses of a level, treeless earth. 1983 C. Ozick Cannibal Galaxy (1984) 32 Sun, rain, weather; the furies of heat, a rimy cold so cruel his unwilled tears froze on his face. 2005 A. Warlick Seek Living xii. 146 He's playing catch against the side of the house, diving in the rimy grass. Compounds rimy white adj. ΚΠ 1912 W. W. Gibson Fires 31 Her hair, ruddy as the fern..Had shrivelled rimy-white In one short summer's night. 1993 S. Fletcher Flight of Dragon Kyn (1997) 95 The dogs panted, their muzzles rimy white. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.OE
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