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Old English · noun

hrim

Normalised hrīm

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xriːm/
[r̥iːm]
Syllables
xriːm (1 syllable)
Modern English
frostrime

Meaning

  1. frost

    hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed.

    bathe of sea-birds, spread of feathers, fall of frost and snow, mingled with hail.

    baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra,

Declension

Declension of hrim
SingularPlural
Nominative hrīmhrīmas
Accusative hrīmhrīmas
Genitive hrīmeshrīma
Dative hrīmehrīmum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrīmaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch rijm, Old Norse hrím.

Descendants

rime

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