Grimm Wiki:Dictionary

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A

 * Albträume für Wesen Kinder - a collection of Wesen fairy-tales
 * "Alles hat ein Ende; nur die Wurst hat zwei." - an adage about mourning; literally "Everything has an end; only the sausage has two."
 * Ammit - a pureblood, chimera-like Wesen
 * Anubis - a pureblood, dog-like Wesen
 * Aseveración - a Coyotl rite of passage for young females
 * Aswang - a ghoul-like Wesen

B

 * Balam - a jaguar-like Wesen
 * Bastet - a pureblood, feliform-like Wesen
 * Bauerschwein - a pig-like Wesen
 * Bear Claw - a traditional Jägerbar weapon, used in the Roh-hatz
 * Beati Paoli - a somewhat radical Wesen organization dedicated to preserving Wesen culture
 * Bierwürze Milchzucker - a milk-like substance that is consumed by Waschbars
 * Blutbad - a wolf-like Wesen

C

 * Caccia Morta  - another name for Wildesheers
 * COD - Cause Of Death
 * Coins of Zakynthos - three golden coins tainted with dangerous levels of and, giving the possessor a rush of power and a charismatic influence over others
 * Contaminatio Ritualis - an event that a pregnant Hexenbiest must complete in order to regain her powers
 * Coyotl - a coyote-like Wesen
 * Cracher-Mortel - a puffer fish-like Wesen

D

 * D.A. - Department Authority or District Attorney
 * Daemonfeuer - alternate spelling of Dämonfeuer
 * Daemoni adspicio - a type of protist which causes Grausen in humans
 * Dämonfeuer - a dragon-like Wesen
 * Dead Faint Potion - a potion that induces a death-like state
 * Dēcapitāre - another name for Grimms
 * Dickfellig - a rhinoceros-like Wesen
 * Drang-Zorn - a badger-like Wesen
 * Doppelarmbrust - a crossbow used by Grimms to kill Blutbaden
 * Doppelgänger Potion - a potion that grants the drinker the appearance of another person

E

 * Eisbiber - a beaver-like Wesen
 * El Cucuy - a vigilante Wesen
 * Endezeichen Grimm - a Grimm who sees any and all Wesen as abominations to be destroyed

F

 * Faeteo fatalis - a skunk-like Wesen
 * Flail - a medieval spiked ball chained to a wooden pole
 * Flesh hunt - English name for Menschenjagd
 * Fluvus Pestilentia - a deadly infectious disease caused by Fluvia pestilis
 * Frosch Schleimig - a frog-like Wesen
 * Fuchsbau - a fox-like Wesen
 * Fuchsteufelwild - a goblin-like Wesen

G

 * Gallenblase - a substance made from human gallbladders
 * Geier - a vulture-like Wesen
 * Gefrierengeber - an unknown Wesen that has only been mentioned
 * Gelumcaedus - an alligator-like Wesen
 * Genio innocuo - a tortoise-like Wesen
 * Geruck gland - a small gland found exclusively in Ziegevolk brains, regulates Ziegevolk's production of pheromones
 * Geruck Gland Neutralizing Potion - a potion used to neutralize a Ziegevolk's pheromone effects and production
 * Gesetzbuch Ehrencodex - highest Wesen law of honor, forbidding Wesen from showing their true form to humans
 * Gift - German word for poison
 * Glühenvolk - an alien-like Wesen
 * Grausen:
 * a disease caused by Daemoni adspicio
 * (obsolete) a person affected by Grausen
 * a horrific monstrosity


 * Grimm - A person who can see Wesen for who they really are. Not usually considered a "normal" human, and not a Wesen.
 * Grimmy Awards - an annual Grimm Wiki event in which voting determines the most popular subjects in various categories

H

 * Hadosheru - a rhinoceros beetle-like Wesen
 * Haesslich - alternate spelling of Hässlich
 * Hässlich - a troll-like Wesen
 * Heart Purification Potion - a potion used to chemically purify one's heart
 * Hexenbiest:
 * a witch-like Wesen
 * a Hexenbiest able to perform witchcraft
 * a female Hexenbiest


 * Hippos athanatos - a pureblood, horse-like Wesen
 * Hoellentier - alternate spelling of Höllentier
 * Höllentier - a hellhound-like Wesen
 * Hundjaeger - alternate spelling of Hundjäger
 * Hundjäger - a hound dog-like Wesen

I

 * Ichor-thanatos - a pureblood, hydra-like Wesen

J

 * Jaegerbar - alternate spelling of Jägerbar
 * Jägerbar - a bear-like Wesen
 * Jay - an addictive drug from jacine mold, fatal to humans
 * Jinnamuru Xunte - a fly-like Wesen

K

 * Kanabo - a spiked club used by Grimms
 * Kasipepo - a cheetah-like Wesen
 * Kehrseite - Wesen term for a human
 * Kehrseite-Schlich-Kennen - a human who is aware of Wesen
 * Khepri - a pureblood, beetle-like Wesen
 * Klaustreich - an alley cat-like Wesen
 * Koenigschlange - alternate spelling of Königschlange
 * Königschlange - a cobra-like Wesen
 * Koschie - a radioactive skeleton-like Wesen
 * Krampus - an anti-Santa Wesen

L

 * La Llorona - a ghost
 * Laufer - a Wesen resistance group against the Verrat
 * Lausenschlange - a snake-like Wesen
 * L'esprit ailleurs - a substance used to induce memory loss and a comatose state
 * Le mort pour l'amour - a substance used to induce in one person an obsessive state for another
 * Lebensauger - a leech-like Wesen
 * Loewen - alternate spelling of Löwen
 * Löwen - a lion-like Wesen
 * Löwen Games:
 * gladiator matches run by Löwen
 * an annual Grimm Wiki event to coincide with March Madness


 * Luisant-Pêcheur - an otter-like Wesen
 * Luisant-Pescheur - (obsolete) alternate spelling of Luisant-Pêcheur

M

 * Maahes - a pureblood, lion-like Wesen
 * Malin Fatal - a boar-like Wesen
 * Manticore - a half lion, half scorpion-like Wesen
 * Maul - a medieval weapon that resembles a hammer
 * Mauvais Dentes - a saber-toothed tiger-like Wesen
 * Mauzhertz - a mouse-like Wesen
 * M.E. - Medical Examiner (e.g. Dr. Harper)
 * Mellifer - a bee-like Wesen
 * Mellifer Stinger - an injection tool used by Mellifers
 * Menschenjagd - a hunt with people serving as prey
 * Minotaur - a bull-headed man Wesen
 * Mordstier - a bull-like Wesen
 * Murciélago - a bat-like Wesen
 * Murciélago Matraca - a weapon used to combat Murciélagos
 * Musai - a muse-like Wesen

N

 * Naiad - a mermaid-like Wesen
 * Nilpferd - a hippopotamus-like Wesen
 * Nuckelavee - a horse-like Wesen

P

 * P.D. - Police Department
 * Pflichttreue - a white panther-like Wesen
 * P.P.D. - Portland Police Department
 * Precinct:
 * an administrative division of a city
 * the police station designated for a precinct


 * Prior - a crime that has already been investigated
 * Post-Traumatic Zombification Disorder (PTZD) - a condition developed by Grimms who have been treated after being infected with Cracher-Mortel toxin and recovered.
 * Pure World Order - English name for the Purewelt Orden
 * Pureblood - an ancient race of Wesen, often one that was at one time worshiped as a deity
 * Purewelt Orden - an organization dedicated to keeping the world pure of impure lifestyles or blood
 * P.W.O. - Purewelt Orden

R

 * Raub-Kondor - a condor-like Wesen
 * Reaper - a Wesen bounty hunter dedicated to killing and beheading Grimms
 * Reinheitsgebot - an ancient Wesen purity law which declares the interspecies marriage as taboo
 * Reinigen - a rat-like Wesen
 * Rissfleisch - alternative spelling of Rißfleisch
 * Rißfleisch - a tiger-like Wesen
 * Roh-hatz - rite of passage for young Jägerbars
 * Rotznasig Carcaju - a wolverine-like Wesen
 * Run a plate - to check to see if a vehicle's license plate has had any traffic violations or been linked to a crime

S

 * Sauver Sa Peau - a preservation fluid used to sustain a Wesen specimen's Woge after death
 * Schakal - a jackal-like Wesen
 * Scharfblicke - an owl-like Wesen
 * Schlaftrunk - a substance that puts Wesen to sleep
 * Schneetmacher - an unknown Wesen that has only been mentioned
 * Scythe - a farm tool, used by Reapers to decapitate Grimms
 * Seelengut - a sheep-like Wesen
 * Seltenvogel - an extremely rare bird-like Wesen
 * Serum Exomologesis - a truth serum made specifically for canine Wesen
 * Seven Houses - the seven Royal families that had power over the whole Wesen world, until WWI
 * Shnabeltiermoerder - alternate spelling of Shnabeltiermörder
 * Shnabeltiermörder - a platypus-like Wesen
 * Siegbarste - an ogre-like Wesen
 * Siegbarste Gewehr - an elephant gun used by Grimms to kill Siegbarstes
 * Siegbarste Gift - a poison that is used to kill Siegbarstes
 * Skalengeck - a lizard-like Wesen
 * Skalenzahne - a crocodile-like Wesen
 * Sorglosgoer - alternate spelling of Sorglosgör
 * Sorglosgör - a Wesen which appears young when not woged, but its true age is shown in its Woge
 * Spinnetod - a spider-like Wesen
 * Stangebaer - alternate spelling of Stangebär
 * Stangebär - a porcupine-like Wesen
 * Steinadler - a hawk-like Wesen

T

 * Taureus-Armenta - a minotaur-like Wesen
 * Tefnut - a pureblood, lion-like Wesen
 * Trasque - a dragon-like Wesen

U

 * Umkippen - the state of the Wesen side eclipsing and overtaking the human side due to constant forced Woge

V

 * Vambrace - a leather arm protector that is used to fight against Gelumcaedus
 * Verrat - a German peacekeeping force that aims to keep Wesen from becoming too powerful
 * Vertrautheiten - use of smelling and rubbing against one another's faces, used between two different Wesen to bond an trust one another
 * Volcanalis - a demon
 * Völlige Verzweiflung - German mushroom, fatal to Blutbaden when cooked

W

 * Waage - an unknown Wesen only seen in a book
 * Waschbar - a raccoon-like Wesen
 * Wendigo - a cannibalistic Wesen
 * Wesen - a creature
 * Wesen Council - a group of Wesen that govern Wesen Law
 * Wildermann - a bigfoot-like Wesen
 * Wildersheer - a wolf-like Wesen
 * Woge - the transformed state of a Wesen
 * woge - to enter or exit the Woge
 * woged - alternate spelling of wogt, pronounced the same way
 * woging - present tense of woge
 * wogt - past tense of woge
 * Wuetende Taube - alternate spelling of Wütende Taube
 * Wütende Taube - a pigeon-like Wesen

Y

 * Yaguaraté - a jaguar-like Wesen
 * Yellow Plague - another name for Fluvus Pestilentia

Z

 * Zauberbiest - a male Hexenbiest
 * Zaubertrank - a substance, similar to potions, concocted by Hexenbiester for a certain task
 * Ziegevolk - a goat-like Wesen