UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish gript f, gripter m. Either a verbal noun related to gräva, or influenced by Latin crypta.
Compare origin of krypta, kryptisk, krypto, grotta, grotesk, grav, gräva, gruva.
Formergrift(indefinite, nominative, singular) · grifts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · griften(definite, nominative, singular) · griftens(definite, genitive, singular) · grifter(indefinite, nominative, plural) · grifters(genitive, indefinite, plural) · grifterna(definite, nominative, plural) · grifternas(definite, genitive, plural)