grippen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English grippan, from Proto-Germanic *gripjaną. Cognates include Middle High German gripfen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡripən/
Verb
grippen
- To grip or grab onto (and often to take away)
- To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.
- (rare) To entrap; to find and take control of.
- (rare) To find out about; to acquire knowledge or information about.
- (rare) To torment or injure; to cause fear or sorrow.
Usage notes
This verb tends to supplant gripen later in the Middle English period.
Conjugation
Conjugation of grippen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) grippen, grippe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | grippe | gripped | |
| 2nd-person singular | grippest | grippedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | grippeth | gripped | |
| subjunctive singular | grippe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | grippen, grippe | grippeden, grippede | |
| imperative plural | grippeth, grippe | — | |
| participles | grippynge, grippende | gripped, ygripped | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “grippen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.
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