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Old English · verb

gripan

Normalised grīpan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈɡriː.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡriː · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
gripegrabgrip

Meaning

  1. to gripe, grip, grab

Conjugation

Conjugation of gripan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grīpegrāp
2nd singular grīpstgripe
3rd singular grīpþgrāp
Plural grīpaþgripon
Subjunctive
Singular grīpegripe
Plural grīpengripen
Non-finite forms of gripan
Form
Infinitive grīpan
Inflected infinitive grīpenne
Imperative singular grīp
Imperative plural grīpaþ
Present participle grīpende
Past participle gripenġegripen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Descendants

gripe

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