gripan

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Verb

grīpan

  1. to seize, grasp

Inflection

Conjugation of grīpan (strong class 1)
infinitive grīpan
indicative present past
1st person singular grīpo, grīpon grēp
2nd person singular grīpis, grīpist gripi, gripis
3rd person singular grīpit grēp
1st person plural grīpon gripun
2nd person plural grīpet griput
3rd person plural grīpont gripun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular grīpe gripi
2nd person singular grīpes, grīpest gripi, gripis
3rd person singular grīpe gripi
1st person plural grīpen gripin
2nd person plural grīpet gripit
3rd person plural grīpen gripin
imperative present
singular grīp
plural grīpet
participle present past
grīpandi gripan, gigripan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: gripen
    • Dutch: grijpen
    • Limburgish: griepe

Further reading

  • “grīpan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

grīpan

  1. to gripe, grip, grab

Conjugation

Conjugation of grīpan (strong class 1)
infinitive grīpan grīpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular grīpe grāp
second person singular grīpst gripe
third person singular grīpþ grāp
plural grīpaþ gripon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular grīpe gripe
plural grīpen gripen
imperative
singular grīp
plural grīpaþ
participle present past
grīpende (ġe)gripen

Derived terms

  • gripa (“a handful, a sheaf”)
  • gripe (“grip, grasp”)
  • grīpe (“a gripe”)

Descendants

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Verb

grīpan

  1. to gripe

Conjugation

Conjugation of grīpan (strong class 1)
infinitive grīpan
indicative present past
1st person singular grīpu grēp
2nd person singular grīpis gripi
3rd person singular grīpid grēp
plural grīpad gripun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular grīpe gripi
2nd person singular grīpes gripis
3rd person singular grīpe gripi
plural grīpen gripin
imperative present
singular grīp
plural grīpad
participle present past
grīpandi gigripan, gripan

Descendants

Spanish

Verb

gripan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of gripar
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