𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (“to grab, grasp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːpan/

Verb

𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 • (greipan)

1. to grab, grip, take hold
2. to lay hold of, seize, take (prisoner)

Conjugation

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 greipan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰 greipa	𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀 graip	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 greipada
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃 greipis	𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍄 graipt	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌶𐌰 greipaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 greipiþ	𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀 graip	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 greipada
1st dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐍉𐍃 greipōs	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿 gripu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 greipats	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐍄𐍃 griputs	—
1st plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌼 greipam	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌼 gripum	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 greipanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 greipiþ	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌸 gripuþ	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 greipanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳 greipand	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌽 gripun	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 greipanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌿 greipau	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌿 gripjau	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍃 greipais	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍃 gripeis	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 greipaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹 greipai	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌹 gripi	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 greipaiwa	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gripeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 greipaits	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gripeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 greipaima	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gripeima	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌸 greipaiþ	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 gripeiþ	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 greipaina	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gripeina	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀 greip
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 greipats
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 greipiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 greipandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 greipands	𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 gripans

Derived terms

• 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (undgreipan)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (fairgreipan)

 

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 50