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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRIMME

Grimme, n. Etym: [Cf. F. grimme. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus ) of a deep bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called also conquetoon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Grimm

Grimm |grim ˈɡrɪm | family name of brothers Jacob Ludwig Carl (1785 –1863 ) and Wilhelm Carl (1786 –1859 ), German philologists and folklorists. In 1852, they inaugurated a dictionary of German on historical principles, which was eventually completed by other scholars in 1960. They also compiled an anthology of German fairy tales, which appeared in three volumes between 1812 and 1822.

 

Grimm's law

Grimm's law Linguistics the observation that certain Indo-European consonants (mainly stops ) undergo regular changes in the Germanic languages that are not seen in non-Germanic languages such as Greek or Latin. Examples include p becoming f so that Latin pedem corresponds to English foot and German Fuss. The principle was set out by Jacob Grimm in his German grammar (2nd edition, 1822 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Grimm

Grimm |grɪm |, Jacob (Ludwig Carl ) (1785 –1863 ) and Wilhelm (Carl ) (1786 –1859 ), German philologists and folklorists. In 1852 the brothers jointly inaugurated a dictionary of German on historical principles, which was eventually completed by other scholars in 1960. They also compiled an anthology of German fairy tales, which appeared in three volumes between 1812 and 1822.

 

Grimm's law

Grimm's law noun Linguistics the observation that certain Indo-European consonants (mainly stops ) undergo regular changes in the Germanic languages which are not seen in others such as Greek or Latin. Examples include p becoming f so that Latin pedem corresponds to English foot and German Fuss. The principle was set out by Jacob Grimm in his German grammar (2nd edition, 1822 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Grimm

Grimm Eigenname |Gr i mm |deutscher Sprachwissenschaftler

 

Grimm

Grimm Substantiv, maskulin gehoben , der |Gr i mm |der Grimm; Genitiv: des Grimm [e ]s substantiviertes Adjektiv aus der mittelhochdeutschen Fügung grimmer muot = zorniger Sinn heftiger Zorn; verbissene Wut dumpfer, wilder Grimm | voller Grimm sein

 

Grimmdarm

Grimm darm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gr i mmdarm |da hier der Sitz des »Bauchgrimmens « vermutet wurde, zu grimmen zwischen Blinddarm und Mastdarm verlaufender größter Teil des Dickdarms

 

Grimmelshausen

Grim mels hau sen Eigenname |Gr i mmelshausen |deutscher Schriftsteller im 17. Jahrhundert

 

Grimmen

Grim men Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gr i mmen |[Bauch ]weh

 

grimmig

grim mig Adjektiv |gr i mmig |mittelhochdeutsch grimmec, althochdeutsch grimmīg, zu grimm 1 von verhaltenem Groll erfüllt ein grimmiges Gesicht, Lachen | ein grimmiger Blick | grimmig dreinblicken, aussehen | der Mann lachte grimmig 2 als sehr heftig, stark empfunden eine grimmige Kälte | mit grimmigem Hunger

 

Grimmigkeit

Grim mig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Gr i mmigkeit |Grimm er blickte voller Grimmigkeit

 

grimmsch

grimmsch Adjektiv |gr i mmsch |

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Grimm

Grimm /ɡrɪm /名詞 グリム Jakob /jɑ́ːkɑp / (1785 --1863 ), Wilhelm /wɪ́lhelm / (1786 --1859 ); ドイツの言語学者 童話編集者兄弟 (the Brothers )〙.