begribe
Danish
[b̥eˈɡ̊ʁiˀb̥ə]
verb
Definitions
- to understand, to grasp, to fathom
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German begrīpen derived from *bigrīpan prefix from Danish gribe (seize, gripe, catch, grip, grasp).
Origin
Danish
gribe
Gloss
seize, gripe, catch, grip, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begreifen German
- greifen German
- begripa Swedish
- begriplig Swedish
- gripa Swedish
- inbegripa Swedish
- begripan Old English
- begrīpan Old English
- grípa Old Norse
- angribe Danish
- begribelig Danish
- gribe Danish
- gribeklo Danish
- ubegribelig Danish
- bigrīfan Old High German
- begrifen Middle High German
- *bigrīpan gmw-pro
- bigrīpan Old Dutch
- begrip Middle Low German
- begripen Middle Low German
- begrīpen Middle Low German
- bigrīpan Old Saxon
- bigrīpa Old Frisian