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grípan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§101; §126; §490;
To GRIPE, grasp, seize, lay hold of, apprehend; capĕre, rapĕre, prehendĕre, apprehendere
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  • Ic on Lothe gefrægn hǽþne heremæcgas handum grípan

    I heard that the heathen leaders seized on Lot with their hands,

      Cd. 114; Th. 149, 32; Gen. 2483: 219; Th. 281, 9; Sat. 269.

  • Óþ ðæt ðé heortan grípeþ ádl unlíðe

    until severe disease gripeth thee at heart,

      Cd. 43; Th. 57, 31; Gen. 936: Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 19; Rä. 26, 7.

  • Hwílum flotan grípaþ

    sometimes they seize the sailor,

      Salm. Kmbl. 304; Sal. 151.

  • Grípaþ láre

    apprehendite disciplinam,

      Ps. Spl. 2, 12.

  • Gráp on wráðe

    laid hands on his enemies,

      Cd. 4; Th. 4, 30; Gen. 61: 69; Th. 83, 18; Gen. 1381: 95; Th. 125, 1; Gen. 2072: 119; Th. 153, 28; Gen. 2545: Beo. Th. 3006; B. 1501: Exon. 129 a; Th. 495, 8; Rä. 84, 4.

  • Ðú ðe samod mid me swéte gripe metas

    qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos,

      Ps. Spl. 54, 15: Cd. 42; Th. 55, 8; Gen. 891.

  • Scearpe gáras gripon

    the sharp arrows griped,

      Cd. 95; Th. 124, 16; Gen. 2063.

  • Swá swá leó hreáfiende oððe grípende oððe gyrretynde and grymetende

    sicut leo rapiens et rugiens,

      Ps. Lamb. 21, 14: Blickl. Homl. 211, 1.
Etymology
[Goth. greipan: O. Sax. grípan: O. Frs. Icel. grípa: O. H. Ger. grífan.]
Derived forms
DER. be-, for-, ge-, to-ge-, óþ-, wið-grípan.
Linked entries
v.  ge-grípan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “grípan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17533.

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