Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hrūm.

Noun

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hrūm m

  1. soot
    • 9th century, Old English martyrology, entry for Bartholomew on August 25:
      He him ætywde miċelne siġelhearwan ðǣm wæs sēo onsȳn sweartre ðonne hrūm ...He showed them a big Ethiopian whose face was blacker than soot ...

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