grime
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#GRIMECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrey-#GRIMEFrom Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#GRIMECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#GRIME grim (“dirt or soot covering the face”), from a specialized use of Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#GRIMECategory:English terms derived from Old English#GRIME grīma (“mask”), from Proto-West GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#GRIMECategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#GRIME *grīmō, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GRIMECategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GRIME *grīmô (“mask”).
Likely influenced by dialectal Dutch grijmsel (“grit, grime”), Dutch grijm (“soot, grime”), Middle Dutch gryme (“mask”), Middle Low German greme (“dirt”), compare Danish grime (“a halter”), Danish grimet (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Bokmål grimete (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Nynorsk grimete (“soiled, stripy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grime (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#GRIMECategory:English nouns#GRIMECategory:English uncountable nouns#GRIMECategory:English uncountable nouns#GRIMECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
- Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.Category:English terms with usage examples#GRIME
- c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 92, column 1:
- […] ſhe ſweats a man may go ouerCategory:English terms with quotations#GRIME
ſhoes in the grime of it.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 14, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.Category:English terms with quotations#GRIME
- (musicCategory:en:Music#GRIME) A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb
grime (third-person singular simple present grimes, present participle griming, simple past and past participle grimed)Category:English lemmas#GRIMECategory:English verbs#GRIMECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#GRIME) To begrime; to cake with dirt.
- 1862, Edwin Waugh, Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine:
- All grimed with coaldust, they swing along the street with their dinner baskets and cans in their hands, chattering merrily.Category:English terms with quotations#GRIME
- 1920, Harold Bindloss, Lister's Great Adventure:
- Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.Category:English terms with quotations#GRIME
- 1918, Harold Bindloss, The Buccaneer Farmer:
- His skin was grimed with dust, for he had ridden hard in scorching heat, and was anxious and impatient to get on.Category:English terms with quotations#GRIME
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#GRIMECategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#GRIME gríma f, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GRIMECategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GRIME *grimô m (“mask; visor”). Cognates include English grime and grimace.
Pronunciation
Noun
grime c (singular definite grimen, plural indefinite grimer)Category:Danish lemmas#GRIMECategory:Danish nouns#GRIMECategory:Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines#GRIMECategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Danish common-gender nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
Declension
References
- “grime” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology 1
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#GRIMECategory:Dutch terms derived from French#GRIME grime.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
grime f (plural grimes, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#GRIMECategory:Dutch nouns#GRIMECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#GRIMECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Dutch feminine nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- professional make-up, as done by a make-up artist, particularly in the context of theatre or cinema
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#GRIMECategory:Dutch terms derived from English#GRIME grime.
Pronunciation
Noun
grime m (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#GRIMECategory:Dutch nouns#GRIMECategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#GRIMECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Dutch masculine nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- Category:nl:Musical genres#GRIMEgrime (musical genre)
References
- ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grime”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
grimeur on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl- grime on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
Pronunciation
Verb
grimeCategory:French non-lemma forms#GRIMECategory:French verb forms#GRIMECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- inflection of grimer:
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
grime f or m (definite singular grima or grimen, indefinite plural grimer, definite plural grimene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- a halter
Verb
grime (present tense grimer, past tense grima or grimet, past participle grima or grimet)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål verbs#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#GRIME gríma f, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GRIME *grīmô m (“mask; visor”). Cognates include English grime and grimace. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
grime f (definite singular grima, indefinite plural grimer, definite plural grimene)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
grime (present tense grimar, past tense grima, past participle grima, passive infinitive grimast, present participle grimande, imperative grime/grim)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIMECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
References
Portuguese
Noun
grime m (uncountable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GRIMECategory:Portuguese nouns#GRIMECategory:Portuguese uncountable nouns#GRIMECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- (musicCategory:pt:Music#GRIME) grime (a genre of urban music)
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of West FlemishCategory:Scots terms derived from West Flemish#GRIME origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
grime (third-person singular simple present grimes, present participle grimein, simple past and past participle grimet)Category:Scots lemmas#GRIMECategory:Scots verbs#GRIMECategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- (archaicCategory:Scots terms with archaic senses#GRIME) To sprinkle, fleck, or to cover with a layer of fine material (e.g. snow, dust).
Spanish
Noun
grime m (plural grimes)Category:Spanish lemmas#GRIMECategory:Spanish nouns#GRIMECategory:Spanish countable nouns#GRIMECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
- grime (music genre)
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from DutchCategory:West Frisian terms borrowed from Dutch#GRIMECategory:West Frisian terms derived from Dutch#GRIME grim; see the verb grimmen (“to roar, be wrathful”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grime c (no plural)Category:West Frisian lemmas#GRIMECategory:West Frisian nouns#GRIMECategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#GRIMECategory:West Frisian common-gender nouns#GRIMECategory:Pages with entries#GRIMECategory:Pages with 10 entries#GRIME
Further reading
- “grime (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011