grissen

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪsən

Verb

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grissen

  1. to snatch, to grab
    Hij was van plan geweest om zodra hij de kans kreeg, Sofie van tafel te grissen en haar achter zijn rug te verstoppen, maar dat kon hij nu wel vergeten. - He was planning to grab Sofie from the table and hide her behind his back as soon as he had the chance to, but he could forget about that now. (De GVR)
  2. to abduct, to kidnap

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grissen (weak)
infinitive grissen
past singular griste
past participle gegrist
infinitive grissen
gerund grissen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gris griste
2nd person sing. (jij) grist, gris2 griste
2nd person sing. (u) grist griste
2nd person sing. (gij) grist griste
3rd person singular grist griste
plural grissen gristen
subjunctive sing.1 grisse griste
subjunctive plur.1 grissen gristen
imperative sing. gris
imperative plur.1 grist
participles grissend gegrist
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • West Frisian: grisse