grípa

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See also: gripa and gripă

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (to grasp, grab). Cognate with Norwegian gripe, Swedish gripa, Danish gribe, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.

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Verb

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grípa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative greip, third-person plural past indicative gripu, supine gripið)

  1. to catch an object
    að grípa boltato catch a ball (that has been thrown)
    að grípa á loftito catch an object before it touches the ground
  2. to grab, clasp, grip, grasp
    Gríptu í höndina mína.Grab my hand!
    Hann greip tækifærið.He seized the opportunity.
  3. to catch someone in the act
    grípa einhvern glóðvolgancatch someone red-handed
  4. to arrest someone
  5. to grasp (understand)

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Verb

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grípa (singular past indicative greip, plural past indicative gripu, past participle gripinn)

  1. to grab

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: grípa
  • Faroese: grípa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gripe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gripa
  • Old Swedish: grīpa
  • Danish: gribe