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   What is the meaning of the word 'Grim'?

   • The English word 'Grim' comes from the Old English 'grimm', meaning 'fierce, cruel, savage; severe, dire, painful'. The etymology of the word is traced back to Proto-Germanic *grimma- and can also be found in Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German, and German as 'grimm'. There is no connection between the word 'Grimm' and the brothers Grimm.

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   Is 'grim' a German word?

   • Both the English adjective ‘grim’ and the German noun ‘Grimm’ (adj. grimmig) share a common etymology. They both originate from a millennia-old Indo-European root ‘ghrem-’ which has a basic meaning of ‘angry’. It’s a coincidence that the writers’ name is Grimm, but it may have influenced readers' first exposure to the word.

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   Is 'Grimm' an German originated name?

   • The surname 'Grimm' is of German origin, as the brothers Grimm were German. Grimm is a German noun meaning wrath, fury, or ire. You do not get to choose your surname, and even if you could, there would be no reason to take one from a foreign language.

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   What are two famous uses of the adjective grim?

   • Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr. Reaper shows up in movies and books wearing a long, hooded black cape and carrying a scythe, or long-handled blade used, in less grim circumstances, for mowing grass and reaping grain: he represents death.

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   Grimm definition: and his brother Wil·helm Karl <source src="https. See examples of GRIMM used in a sentence.

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     Grimhild definition: (in the Volsunga Saga) a sorceress, the...

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     Grimké definition: and her sister Angelina Emily, 1805–79,...

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     Grimes Graves definition: an area of Neolithic flint mines...

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     Grimly definition: in a stern, sinister, fierce, or...

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   The meaning of GRIM is fierce in disposition or action : savage. How to use grim in a sentence.

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   Things that are gloomy, stark, ghastly, and somber are grim. Sunshine, puppies, and rainbows are not grim; zombies, reapers, and mummies are grim. Less scary things like drizzly, foggy days can also be called grim. Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr.

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   Definitions of Grimm. noun. the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) synonyms: Jakob Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm. see more.

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   Grimm in British English. (ɡrɪm ) noun. Jakob Ludwig Karl (ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç karl ), 1785–1863, and his brother, Wilhelm Karl (ˈvɪlhɛlm karl ), 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists, who collaborated on Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812–22) and began a German dictionary.

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   Aug 2, 2024 · German: Brüder Grimm. The Brothers Grimm were two German folklorists and linguists who are today best known for their Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–22). This collection of stories, called Grimm’s Fairy Tales in the English-speaking world, led to the modern study of folklore.

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   Grimm. [ɡrɪm] masculine noun Word forms: Grimm (e)s genitive, no plural. (old) fury, wrath (old, liter), ire (old, liter) (auf +acc against) Declension Grimm is a masculine noun. Remember that, in German, both the spelling of the word and the article preceding the word can change depending on whether it is in the nominative, accusative ...