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Definition of Jakob Grimm
1. 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).
Generic synonyms: Linguist, Linguistic Scientist, Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jakob Grimm
Literary usage of Jakob Grimm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1872)
"In 1813, the elector was restored, and Jakob Grimm was made Secretary of the Hessian
... Jakob Grimm was a philologist in the best sense of the word, ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The law, which is one of the most important of all phonetic laws (see PHONETIC
LAW), was first developed by Jakob Grimm (qv), who outlined it in a letter to ..."
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