Old English · adjective
græpe
Normalised grǣpe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɡræː.pe/
- Syllables
- ˈɡræː · pe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- grasping
Meaning
-
grasping
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | grǣpe | grǣpugrǣpo | grǣpe |
| Accusative | grǣpne | grǣpe | grǣpe |
| Genitive | grǣpes | grǣpre | grǣpes |
| Dative | grǣpum | grǣpre | grǣpum |
| Instrumental | grǣpe | grǣpre | grǣpe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | grǣpe | grǣpagrǣpe | grǣpugrǣpo |
| Accusative | grǣpe | grǣpagrǣpe | grǣpugrǣpo |
| Genitive | grǣpra | grǣpra | grǣpra |
| Dative | grǣpum | grǣpum | grǣpum |
| Instrumental | grǣpum | grǣpum | grǣpum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | grǣpa | grǣpe | grǣpe |
| Accusative | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpe |
| Genitive | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpan |
| Dative | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpan |
| Instrumental | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpan |
| Accusative | grǣpan | grǣpan | grǣpan |
| Genitive | grǣpragrǣpena | grǣpragrǣpena | grǣpragrǣpena |
| Dative | grǣpum | grǣpum | grǣpum |
| Instrumental | grǣpum | grǣpum | grǣpum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *graipī, from Proto-Germanic *graipiz, related to *grīpaną (“to grasp, grab”).
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