露つゆ寒さむ

noun

cold at the end of autumn when dew turns to frost

Archaic seasonal word (kigo) used in classical poetry and haiku to evoke the chill of late autumn. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 露つゆ寒さむの頃ころ、野の山やまは霜しもに覆おおわれる。

  In the season of dew-cold, fields and mountains are covered with frost.

• この句くの「露つゆ寒さむ」は晩ばん秋しゅうの冷ひえ込こみを表あらわす季き語ごだ。

  The word 'tsuyusamu' in this haiku is a seasonal term expressing the chill of late autumn.