grapian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to grāp +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɑː.pi.ɑn/

Verb

grāpian

1. to grope; to touch with the hands

Conjugation

Conjugation of grāpian (weak class 2)

infinitive	grāpian	grāpienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	grāpiġe	grāpode
second person singular	grāpast	grāpodest
third person singular	grāpaþ	grāpode
plural	grāpiaþ	grāpodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	grāpiġe	grāpode
plural	grāpiġen	grāpoden
imperative
singular	grāpa
plural	grāpiaþ
participle	present	past
	grāpiende	(ġe)grāpod

Derived terms

• āgrāpian
• ġegrāpian

Related terms

• grāpiġendlīċ (“tangible”)
• ungrāpiġende (“not handling”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “GRĀPIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.