OprindelseFrom Old Danish gripæ, from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Swedish gripa, Norwegian Bokmål gripe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, West Frisian gripe, Low German griepen, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.
- catch
- seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch
- overcome
- affect, move
Formergrib(imperative) · griber(present) · greb(past) · grebet(neuter, participle, past) · greben(common-gender, participle, past) · grebne(participle, past, plural) · griber(active, present) · gribes(passive, present) · greb(active, past) · grebes(passive, past) · gribe(active, infinitive) · gribes(infinitive, passive) · grib(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · gribende(participle, present) · grebet(participle, past) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · griben(gerund, participle)
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