grippen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gryppen, gripen

Etymology

From Old English grippan, from Proto-Germanic *gripjaną. Cognates include Middle High German gripfen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡripən/

Verb

grippen

1. To grip or grab onto (and often to take away)
2. To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.
3. (rare) To entrap; to find and take control of.
4. (rare) To find out about; to acquire knowledge or information about.
5. (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)

infinitive	(to) grippen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	grippe	grippede
2nd person singular	grippest	grippedest
3rd person singular	grippeþ, grippeth	grippede
plural	grippen	grippeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	grippe	grippede
plural	grippen	grippeden
imperative	present
singular	grippe
plural	grippeþ, grippeth
participle	present	past
	grippende, grippinge	gripped, ygripped

Descendants

• English: grip
• Scots: grip

References

• “grippen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.