Grimm
[grim]
- Ja·kob Lud·wig Karl [yah-kop loot-vikh kahrl, lood-] /ˈyɑ kɒp ˈlut vɪx kɑrl, ˈlud-/, 1785–1863, and his brother Wil·helm Karl [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists.
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Contemporary Examples
Fossella declined to run again, but in the years since he has mused aloud about challenging Grimm.
Despite the scandal, Grimm beat his Democratic opponent by 18 points in November.
Tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years, and thus it seems likely that Grimm would be covered by the provision.
Grimm has even been actively trying hire staff members for his office in recent weeks after several former aides deserted him.
Grimm could be forced from office if he is expelled by a two-thirds vote of the House.
Historical Examples
Grimm believed them to be uralt, and attributed them to the 5th and 6th centuries.
Grimhild's VengeanceAnonymous
For references to seven other forms of the story, see Grimm, KM., iii.
Russian Fairy TalesW. R. S. Ralston
In each story (as in Grimm's version also) the Fox appears as a helper.
Epic and RomanceW. P. Ker
Grimm's Hotel is in reality a block of flats, with a restaurant attached.
The Man Who KnewEdgar Wallace
Why, this business has been in the Grimm family for over a hundred years.
The Return of Peter GrimmDavid Belasco
Grimm
- 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
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