gripen

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gripen

  1. to grab
  2. to attack, to overwhelm
  3. to understand

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive gripen
3rd sg. past grêep
3rd pl. past grēpen
Past participle gegrēpen
Infinitive gripen
In genitive gripens
In dative gripene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular gripe grêep
2nd singular grijps, gripes grēeps, grēpes
3rd singular grijpt, gripet grêep
1st plural gripen grēpen
2nd plural grijpt, gripet grēept, grēpet
3rd plural gripen grēpen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular gripe grēpe
2nd singular grijps, gripes grēpes
3rd singular gripe grēpe
1st plural gripen grēpen
2nd plural grijpt, gripet grēpet
3rd plural gripen grēpen
Imperative Present
Singular grijp, gripe
Plural grijpt, gripet
Present Past
Participle gripende gegrēpen

Descendants

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  • Dutch: grijpen
  • Limburgish: griepe

Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną. Cognates include Middle Dutch gripen, Old Swedish grīpa, Middle High German grifen and Middle Low German grîpen.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gripen

  1. To grip or grab onto (often to take away)
  2. To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.
  3. To make material gains come into one's possession.
  4. To find out about (to acquire knowledge or information)
  5. To torment or injure; to cause fear or sorrow.
Usage notes
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This verb tends to be supplanted by grippen later in the Middle English period.

Conjugation
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References
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Etymology 2

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From gripe (grip) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

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gripen

  1. plural of gripe (grip)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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gripen

  1. Alternative form of grippen

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Participle

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gripen

  1. past participle of gripa

Spanish

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Verb

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gripen

  1. inflection of gripar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gripen

  1. definite singular of grip

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɡriːpɛn/
  • Audio:(file)

Participle

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gripen

  1. past participle of gripa

Anagrams

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