Rime
Rime , noun
[Latin rima.]
A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. — Sir T. Browne
Rime , noun
[Anglo-Saxon hrīm; akin to Dutch rijm, Icelandic hrīm, Danish rim, Swedish rim; compare Dutch rijp, German reif, Old High German rīfo, hrīfo.]
White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.
The trees were now covered with rime.
Rime , intransitive verb
To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime , noun
[Etymol. uncertain.]
A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
Rime , noun
Rhyme. See Rhyme. — Coleridge
This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.
Rime , verb, intransitive and transitive
To rhyme. See Rhyme.