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

• angribe
• begribe
• foregribe
• forgribe
• pågribe

References

• “gribe” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “gribe” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog