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A[]
- Abartige Aasfresser - a hyena-like Wesen
- Abath - a unicorn-like Wesen
- Ak-Moho-Alii - a shark-like Wesen
- 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."
- Alpe - a nightmare Wesen
- Amarok - a yeti-like Wesen
- Ammit - a chimera-like Wesen
- Amor de Infierno - a powerful love potion that can only be made by Cupiditas
- Anubis - a jackal-like Wesen
- APB or All-points bulletin - a broadcast issued from one American law enforcement agency to another. It typically contains information about a wanted suspect who is to be arrested or a person of interest, for whom law enforcement officers are to look.
- Apgadnieks - a husky-like Wesen
- Aseveración - a Coyotl rite of passage for young females
- Aspirateur d'Esprits - a machine used to detach spirits from someone
- Assourdissant - a medical apparatus worn on the head that is primarily used in the treatment of inner ear problems
- Aswang - a ghoul-like Wesen
- Ataktos Fuse - a cicada-like Wesen
- Auflösen - the process by which a Wechselbalg dissolves its victim into a puddle of basic proteins
- Augapfel-Aushacken - a bird-like Wesen
B[]
- Balam - a jaguar-like Wesen
- Barbatus Ossifrage - a bearded vulture-like Wesen
- Bastet - a 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
- Betäubende Wirkung - literally translated, a "numbing effect," which can be dangerous and result from altering the percentages of a Zaubertrank in a retrograde inversion
- Bhari Kadama - an elephant-like Wesen
- Bienenwesen - German term for Mellifer
- Bierwürze Milchzucker - a milk-like substance that is consumed by Waschbars
- "Birds and the Bienenwesen" - Wesen expression that means the same thing as "birds and the bees" - the private conversation parents have with their children about reproduction
- Black Claw - A revolutionary Wesen uprising group with a complete disregard for the Gesetzbuch Ehrenkodex. Their ultimate goal is to live in a world where Wesen do not have to hide their true selves from society, and they will kill anyone who stands in their way.
- Blau Teuful - a German single malt whiskey; literally translated, it is German for "Blue Devil"
- Blood Magic - a particular practice that is considered to be highly dangerous in which blood is used as a form of currency or a price to pay, often to visit another realm or world
- Blutbad - a wolf-like Wesen
- Blutbaden - plural form of Blutbad
- Blutbad-Bauerschwein Feud - a long standing feud between Blutbaden and Bauerschwein that goes back many centuries
- BOLO - Be On the Look Out
C[]
- Caccia Morta - another name for Wildesheers
- CC - carbon-copy
- to keep a third party in the loop
- Ceremonia de Desgracia - Translated to English from Spanish, this means "Ceremony of Disgrace," which is one of the only ways to reverse the work of a Vibora Dorada
- COD - Cause Of Death
- Coins of Zakynthos - three golden coins tainted with dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic, 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
- Cupiditas - a Cupid-like Wesen
- Curupira - an unknown forest Wesen from Brazil that has only been mentioned
D[]
- D.A. - Department Authority or District Attorney
- Daemonfeuer - alternate spelling of Dämonfeuer
- Daemoni adspicio - a type of protist which causes Grausen in humans
- Dämmerzustand - a trance-like state several Wesen can induce in others via toxins
- Dämonfeuer - a dragon-like Wesen
- Dead Faint Potion - a potion that induces a death-like state
- Death Grip - an action done by someone who has a fear of dying and getting stuck in the underworld
- Dēcapitāre - another name for Grimms
- Dickfellig - a rhinoceros-like Wesen
- DOA - dead on arrival (indicating the person was found dead upon the arrival of the responders)
- Doppelarmbrust - a crossbow used by Grimms to kill Blutbaden
- Doppelgänger Potion - a potion that grants the drinker the appearance of another person
- Dragon's Tongue - a secret Wesen organization that seeks to acquire the Coins of Zakynthos
- Drang-Zorn - a badger-like Wesen
- Dunkelkatzenpissen - Cat urine, an ingredient used in the Inner Ear Potion
E[]
- Eigenes Fleisch und Blut - a Wesenrein law that says Wesen must marry within their own bloodline (species).
- Eigenverantwortung - A Maréchaussée's authority to kill a particular target, which is granted to them by the Wesen Council
- Eisbiber - a beaver-like Wesen
- El Cucuy - a bogeyman-like Wesen
- El Cuegle - a monster-like Wesen
- Empousai - a chimera-like Wesen
- Endezeichen Grimm - a Grimm who sees any and all Wesen as abominations to be destroyed
- Erklarend - a group of woged Reinigen joined together to form a Riesen-Ratte
- Erlangen Wieder Weidmann - another name for Wieder Wesen
- Excandesco - a devil-like Wesen
- Exsanguinate
- to die of blood loss
- to kill someone by causing them to exsanguinate
F[]
- Faeteo fatalis - a skunk-like Wesen
- Faserig membrane - a piece of thin, pliable tissue that develops during the development of a Seltenvogel's Unbezahlbar, holding it in place
- Fétide Taillader - an unknown Wesen that has only been mentioned
- 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
- Folterseele - a frog-like Wesen
- Force du Sang - an extremely difficult potion to make that is very powerful and harmful and requires the blood of a Hexenbiest, another Wesen, and a Grimm
- Fossegrimm - a frog-like Wesen
- Frosch Schleimig - a frog-like Wesen
- Fuchsbau - a fox-like Wesen
- Fuchsteufelwild - a goblin-like Wesen
- Fuilcré - an ox-like Wesen
- Furis Rubian - a horned-toad like Wesen
G[]
- Gallenblase - a substance made from human gallbladders
- Gebirgeleutewortfuhrerin - broadly translated from German, this means "First/Head (female) Speaker of the Mountain Clans; this is the title of the queen of the Schwarzwald roma, a clan of Roman gypsies. See also: Zigeunersprache
- Gedächtnis Esser - an octopus-like Wesen
- Gedächtnishilfe - a substance that can be taken to improve one's memory
- Gefrierengeber - an unknown Wesen that has only been mentioned
- Gegengewicht - a movement of Wesen that seek to oppose the Royal Families
- Gehfleisch - a term used by those in the Mirror Dimension to refer to humans, meaning "walking meat" (literally, "goat meat")
- Geier - a vulture-like Wesen
- Gelumcaedus - an alligator-like Wesen
- Genio innocuo - a tortoise-like Wesen
- Geölterblitz - another name for Murciélagos
- 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
- Gevatter Tod - an assassin bug-like Wesen
- Gift - German word for poison
- Gleichheit - the mask worn by the Wesenrein
- Glock - A gun model. Nick carries one of these.
- Glühenvolk - an alien-like Wesen
- Golem - a spirit in the form of a clay (or other single material, like stone or sand) man
- GPR - Ground Penetrating Radar, a forensics method
- GQR Industries - a company in Rotterdam that is owned by the Royals
- 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.
- A really good cop (Made-up definition given to Juliette Silverton by Bud Wurstner)
- Grimm Diaries - a series of books recording Wesen species and encounters by Grimms
- Grimmig Freundschafteweisen - a Wesenrein law that says Wesen cannot befriend a Grimm
- Grimmster - a fan of Grimm
- Grimmy Awards - an annual Grimm Wiki event in which voting determines the most popular subjects in various categories
- Grundfalsch - a term to describe a mixed-Wesen relationship
- Grundverschiedene - a term to describe a mixed-Wesen relationship
- Gterbestunde - a term that refers to the Sterbestunde (Hour of Dying) G symbol, which was the symbol of the Endezeichen Grimms, something they often branded into the flesh of their Wesen victims
H[]
- Haarlos - a parasitic infection in Blutbaden caused by mites
- Hadosheru - a rhinoceros beetle-like Wesen
- Hadrian's Wall - an organization opposing Black Claw
- Haesslich - alternate spelling of Hässlich
- Handgefecht - a German term for "hand combat"
- Hasenfussige Schnecke - a blobfish-like Wesen
- Hässlich - a troll-like Wesen
- Heart Purification Potion - a potion used to chemically purify one's heart
- Heftigauroch - a bull-like Wesen
- Hexenbiest - a witch-like Wesen
- Hibernaculum - the location where Varme Tyv go to hibernate
- Hippos athanatos - a pureblood, horse-like Wesen
- Hoellentier - alternate spelling of Höllentier
- Höllentier - a hellhound-like Wesen
- Holmgäng - a duel to the death
- Hundjaeger - alternate spelling of Hundjäger
- Hundjäger - a hound dog-like Wesen
- Huntha Lami Muuaji - a flatworm-like Wesen
- Hybrid - a being that is the product of a union between two or more different species (Wesen, human, etc.)
I[]
- Ichor-thanatos - a pureblood, hydra-like Wesen
- Icy Touch - a secret mafia-like Wesen organization
- Impuro - a term used by the Wesenrein when talking about a Wesen who marries outside their species
- Indole Gentile - a sweet, doe-faced (innocent looking/not threatening) Wesen
- Inner Ear Potion - a medication that treats balance problems deriving from the inner ear
- Inugami - a ghost dog-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
- Jubokko - a type of tree that survives on human blood and has a symbiotic relationship with Kinoshimobes
K[]
- Kackenkopf - a dung beetle-like Wesen
- Kallikantzaros - a genetic disorder which affects a small portion of Indole Gentile children.
- Kanabo - a spiked club used by Grimms
- Karkinos - a giant crab-like Wesen
- Kasipepo - a cheetah-like Wesen
- Keep Portland Weird - Portland's unofficial slogan, encouraging people to be different. Often used in Grimm to explain why Portland has such a strange homicide record.
- Kehrseite - Wesen term for a human
- Kehrseite-Genträger - a human who is a Wesen gene carrier
- Kehrseite-Schlich-Kennen - a human who is aware of Wesen
- Keilhacke - a pickaxe with the pick fashioned in the form of a clawed hand
- Khepri - a beetle-like Wesen
- Kinoshimobe - an elemental being of the forest that has a symbiotic relationship with Jubokko trees
- Kitsune - a fox-like Wesen
- Klaustreich - an alley cat-like Wesen
- Klosterhaus - A retirement or monastic retreat home for Wesen
- Knochen Hof - A bone yard that also has a spiritual meaning, in which the life that has been sacrificed to sustain another life is honored
- 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
- Labrys - a double-sided axe
- 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
- Leeren Stuhl - the last three days of the feasting ritual performed by the Silver Plate Society
- Leporem Venator - a Wesen who hunts Willahara for their feet
- Leshy - an unknown forest Wesen from Russia that has only been mentioned
- Les Rongeurs Roi - an alternate name for a Riesen-Ratte
- Lob Hombre - a wolf-like Wesen
- Loewen - alternate spelling of Löwen
- Löwen - a lion-like Wesen
- Löwen Games:
- gladiator matches run by Löwen
- an annual Grimm Wiki March Madness Löwen Gamesevent to coincide with March Madness
- Luisant-Pêcheur - an otter-like Wesen
- Luisant-Pescheur - (obsolete) alternate spelling of Luisant-Pêcheur
- Luison - a wolf-like Wesen
- Lycanthropia - a rare genetic mutation in Blutbaden
M[]
- Maagd Zoektocht - a tradition of the Weten Ogen in which they complete a quest to win the hand of a female in marriage
- Maahes - a pureblood, lion-like Wesen
- Malin Fatal - a boar-like Wesen
- Manticore - a half lion, half scorpion-like Wesen
- Maréchaussée - a bounty hunter used by the Wesen Council
- Matança Zumbido - an electric eel-like Wesen
- Maul - a medieval weapon that resembles a hammer
- Mauvais Dentes - a saber-toothed cat-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
- Mellischwuler - the "queen bee" of a Mellifer hive
- Menschenjagd - a hunt with people serving as prey
- Minotaur - a bull-headed man Wesen
- Mishipeshu - a Native American spirit that is half-cougar/half-dragon
- M.O. - Mode of Operation, the manner in which a crime is committed
- Mordstier - a bull-like Wesen
- Murciélago - a bat-like Wesen
- Murciélago Matraca - a weapon used to combat Murciélagos
- Musai - a muse-like Wesen
- Musasat Alsh-Shabab - a scarab beetle-like Wesen
N[]
- Naiad - a mermaid-like Wesen
- Nazar - an evil eye charm that is used in the Nuukh Suens spell
- Nilpferd - a hippopotamus-like Wesen
- Nuckelavee - a horse-like Wesen
- Nuukh Suens - a spell that hides children from harm that may be coming their way
O[]
- Occultatum Libera - the motto of Black Claw, which, loosely translated, means "free what's hidden" or "free the hidden"
P[]
- Parfum de la Mort - substance that mimics the scent of dying
- P.D. - Police Department
- Peau de la Mort - an unknown Wesen only mentioned by Monroe
- Pflichttreue - a white panther-like Wesen
- PFNB - Portland First National Bank
- Phansigar - a Komodo dragon-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
Q[]
- Quijada Vil - A Gila monster-like Wesen
R[]
- Rat King - an alternate name for a Riesen-Ratte
- 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
- Riesen-Ratte - a bunch of Reinigen joined together in the Erklarend
- 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[]
- Sairento Shi - a mantis-like Wesen
- Sangrienta Manos - a Wesen that has only been mentioned that eats human intestines after killing its victims
- Santero - a Santeria priest, who is also typically a Vibora Dorada
- Saugendampf - a horn-like pipe used to inhale Jay and other drugs
- 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
- Schinderdiv - a warthog-like Wesen
- Schlaftrunk - a substance that puts Wesen to sleep
- Schmerzen-Kaninchen - a rabbit-like Wesen
- Schneetmacher - an unknown Wesen that has only been mentioned
- Schwartzkralle - the German name of a revolutionary Wesen organization, Black Claw
- Scythe - a farm tool, used by Reapers to decapitate Grimms
- Secundum Naturae Order Nam Wesen - an ancient organization founded during the middle ages to keep Wesen pure
- Seelengut - a sheep-like Wesen
- Seltenvogel - a rare bird-like Wesen
- Serum Exomologesis - a truth serum made specifically for canine Wesen
- Sete ervas - Portuguese for "seven herbs," these are a primary ingredient in a powerful cloaking spell, the Nuukh Suens
- Seven Houses - the seven Royal families that had power over the whole Wesen world, until WWI
- Shaphat - a "child bride," of whom a prophecy states is to be chosen by a devil-like being, the Zerstörer
- 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
- Silver Plate Society - a secret upper-class Wesen society
- 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
- Spedigberendess - a practice that is believed to provide good fortune and fertility to newlywed couples having difficulty conceiving a child
- Spinnetod - a spider-like Wesen
- Stangebaer - alternate spelling of Stangebär
- Stangebär - a porcupine-like Wesen
- Steinadler - a hawk-like Wesen
- Sterbestunde G - the symbol of Endezeichen Grimms, stylized to look like a human skull
- Straffe Kette Abendessen - the final evening meal where the food is served live and is performed by the Silver Plate Society
T[]
- Taureus-Armenta - a minotaur-like Wesen
- Taweret - a hippopotamus-like Wesen
- Tefnut - a lion-like Wesen
- Tik-tik - another name for Aswangs
- Tränke - a German term for "potions"
- Trasque - a dragon-like Wesen
- Trauminsel - a slang term for a Jay crackhouse
- Tribunal - a trial run by the Wesenrein
- Tristitudo - a pack of roaming Barbatus Ossifrage; translated from Latin, it means "a group of grief"
- Trust Me Knot - a blood oath that will kill anyone who betrays it
U[]
- Uhranuti - a falcon-like Wesen
- Ukufu Okusheshayo - a cheetah-like Wesen
- Umkippen - the state of the Wesen side eclipsing and overtaking the human side due to constant forced woge
- Unbezahlbar - rare golden "eggs" produced once in a Seltenvogel's lifetime
- Ungeziefer Greifer - a weasel-like Wesen
- Unnamed Red Herring-like Wesen - a red herring-like creature
V[]
- Vambrace - a leather arm protector that is used to fight against Gelumcaedus
- Varme Tyv - a snake-like Wesen
- Verfallserscheinung - a medical condition with symptoms of dementia and rotting flesh
- Verfluchte Zwillingsschwester - a Hexenbiest curse that removes a Grimm's powers
- Verrat - a German peacekeeping force that aims to keep Wesen from becoming too powerful
- Vertrautheiten - act of smelling and rubbing against another Wesen's face, used between two different Wesen to bond and trust one another
- Vibora Dorada - a chimeric snake-like Wesen
- Vle di Bouyi - A green liquid substance that is only harmful to reptilian Wesen, causing them to have a skin rash
- Volcanalis - a demon
- Volkodlak - a wolf-like Wesen
- Völlige Verzweiflung - German mushroom, fatal to Blutbaden when cooked
- Vorherrscher - term for the offspring of two Wesen that are different types
- Vulpesmyrca - a black fox-like Wesen
W[]
- Waage - an unknown Wesen only seen in a Grimm diary
- Wældreór - a Wesen suffering from a rare blood disease related to Dengue fever
- Waschbar - a raccoon-like Wesen
- Wasser Zahne - an aquatic reptilian-like Wesen
- Wechselbalg
- A changeling
- A Doppelgänger
- The Wesen responsible for both of the above legends
- Wendigo - a cannibal-like Wesen
- Wesen
- A were-person. See the article on Wesen for more information.
- To exsanguinate (Made-up definition given to Wu by Trubel)
- Wesen Council - a group of Wesen that govern Wesen Law
- Wesenrein - another name for the Secundum Naturae Ordinem Wesen
- Weten Ogen - a lynx-like Wesen
- Wettbewerbsgewinner - an avian and reptilian-like Wesen
- Wildermann - a bigfoot-like Wesen
- Wildesheer - a wolf-like Wesen
- Willahara - a rabbit-like Wesen
- Witch's hat - an object used by Hexenbiests to inhale the vapor of certain potions
- wog - imperative form of woge
- 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
- Wolfsangel - a symbol used by the Secundum Naturae Ordinem Wesen in attacks against inter-species marriages
- Wolfsbane - a plant that can be used to prevent Blutbaden from detecting one's scent
- Wuetende Taube - alternate spelling of Wütende Taube
- Wütende Taube - a pigeon-like Wesen
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Y[]
- Yaguaraté - a jaguar-like Wesen
- Yanbue - the somewhat viscous, liquid substance extracted by a Musasat Alsh-Shabab from a youthful victim
- Yellow Plague - another name for Fluvus Pestilentia
Z[]
- Zauberbiest - a warlock-like Wesen
- Zaubertrank - a substance, similar to potions, concocted by Hexenbiests for a certain task
- Zerstörer - a devil-like being, of whom a prophecy states will come to earth seeking a Shaphat, or "child bride"
- Ziegevolk - a goat-like Wesen
- Zigeunersprache - a term for Romany or Gypsy language