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grime

  [grahym] noun, verb, grimed, grim⋅ing.
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–noun
1. dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, esp. adhering to or embedded in a surface.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME grim; appar. special use of OE grīma mask, to denote layer of dust; cf. dial. D grijm
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grime   (grīm)   
n.  Black dirt or soot, especially such dirt clinging to or ingrained in a surface.
tr.v.   grimed, grim·ing, grimes
To cover with black dirt or soot; begrime.

[Middle English grim; akin to Middle Dutch grīme; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

grime 
1590, probably alteration of M.E. grim "dirt, filth," from M.L.G. greme "dirt" (cf. Flem. grijm, M.Du. grime). The verb was earliest (as M.E. grymen, c.1470) but was replaced early 16c. by begrime.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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