Grim
Grim (grim) , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon grim; akin to German grimm, equiv. to German & Dutch grimmig, Danish grim, grum, Swedish grym, Icelandic grimmr, German gram grief, as adj., hostile; compare Greek {not transcribed}, a crushing sound, {not transcribed} to neigh.]
Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.
Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking.
The ridges of grim war.