begripan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to chide, chasten
- to lay hold of; grasp, reprehend
Etymology
Inherited from *bigrīpan prefix from Old English grīpan (snatch, apprehend, take, seize).
Origin
Old English
grīpan
Gloss
snatch, apprehend, take, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- *grīpaną Proto-Germanic
- begrīpan Old English
- forgripan Old English
- gegripan Old English
- gripend Old English
- grīpan Old English
- oþgripan Old English
- wiþgripan Old English
- gripe Middle English
- gripen Middle English
- bigrīfan Old High German
- *bigrīpan gmw-pro
- bigrīpan Old Dutch
- begrīpen Middle Low German
- bigrīpan Old Saxon
- bigrīpa Old Frisian