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Old English · noun

gripe

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /ˈɡri.pe/
Syllables: ˈɡri · pe (2 syllables)
Modern English: grip clutch costliness preciousness grasp

gripe1 · noun · masculine

Senses

grip, clutch, grasp
costliness, preciousness

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of gripe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gripe	gripas
Accusative	gripe	gripas
Genitive	gripes	gripa
Dative	gripe	gripum

gripe2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

inflection of grīpan:; first-person singular present indicative
inflection of grīpan:; singular present subjunctive
Inflected form of grīpan

gripe3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

inflection of grīpan:; second-person singular past indicative
inflection of grīpan:; singular past subjunctive
Inflected form of grīpan

All forms (5)

gripe
gripas
gripes
gripa
gripum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gripi, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. Cognate with Old High German *grif (in hantgrif, etc.; > modern German Griff), Old Norse gripr.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Descendants

grip

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