Third-person singular form of begrim; makes grimy or dirty (variant conjugation).
From begrim (verb, variant of begrime) + -s suffix. Alternative conjugation of the same verb.
The existence of variants like 'begrim' and 'begrime' shows how English spelling wasn't standardized until printing presses created uniform dictionaries. Before that, 'begrims' and 'begrimes' were equally valid.
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