Middle English Dictionary Entry
?grīm n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | grīm n.(2) |
| Etymology | MLG; cp. Flem. grijm. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dirt, grime; fig.?foul weather, a dark or gloomy sky; ?a contemptible person, wretch.
Associated quotations
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)2497 : He [Godard] bigan for to rore, So it were grim or gore, þat men mithe þeþen a mile Here him.
- a1325 Prov.Hend.(Cmb Gg 1.1)st.34 : In morwintide growith grime [Dgb: grei bigrowen], Sterne and grimlich in sum time Sit [read: Sith] wexit meke and milde.