/ˈɡriːpa/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Norwegian gripe, Danish gribe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.
- to catch hold of
- to seize
- to detain, to arrest; to take into legal custody
- to touch deeply, to catch one's sympathies
“Scenen grep oss alla mycket djupt.” — The scene deeply touched all of us.
Formergriper(present) · grep(preterite) · gripit(supine) · grip(imperative) · gripa(active, infinitive) · gripas(infinitive, passive) · gripit(active, supine) · gripits(passive, supine) · grip(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · gripen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · griper(active, indicative, present) · grep(active, indicative, past) · grips(indicative, passive, present) · gripes(indicative, passive, present) · greps(indicative, passive, past) · gripa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · grepo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · gripas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)