gripen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣriːpən/

Verb

gripen

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

Inflection

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

Further reading

  • “gripen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “gripen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gripen

  1. masculine and feminine past participle of gripa and gripe

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

gripen

  1. definite singular of grip

Verb

gripen

  1. past participle of gripa.
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