gribe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gripæ, from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Swedish gripa, Norwegian Bokmål gripe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, West Frisian gripe, Low German griepen, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.

Verb

gribe (imperative grib, present griber, past greb, past participle n grebet, c greben, pl grebne)

  1. catch
  2. seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch
  3. overcome
  4. affect, move

Conjugation

Conjugation of gribe
active passive
present griber gribes
past greb grebes
infinitive gribe gribes
imperative grib —
participle
present gribende
past grebet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund griben

Derived terms

References

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