Grimm

[ grim ]

noun

1. Ja·kob Lud·wig Karl [yah, -kop , loot, -vi, kh, kah, r, l, lood, -], 1785–1863, and his brother Wil·helm Karl [vil, -helm], 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists.

Grimm

/ ɡrɪm /

noun

1. GrimmJakob Ludwig Karl17851863MGermanLANGUAGE: philologistSOCIAL SCIENCE: folklorist GrimmWilhelm Karl17861859MGermanLANGUAGE: philologistSOCIAL SCIENCE: folklorist 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. Jakob is noted also for his philological work Deutsche Grammatik (1819–37), in which he formulated the law named after him

Example Sentences

Former US congressman Michael Grimm has been paralysed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.

From BBC

She is the founder and CEO of the Grimm Family Education Foundation, which aims to help students in underserved communities of Kern County.

From Los Angeles Times

Marcie Grimm, the administrator of Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, said in a statement she was “shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement.”

From Los Angeles Times

His 2023 work “Arthur Russell on the Shore,” which was exhibited at Grimm gallery in London last fall, was inspired by a vacation snapshot of the pioneering experimental composer.

From New York Times

I didn’t know that, late in life, the Brothers Grimm worked on definitions from A to F for a major German dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times