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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German grifen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (“to grab, grasp”). Cognate with German greifen, English gripe.
Verb
graifan (strong class 1 , auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to grab, grasp
Derived terms
References
- “graifan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo