gripa

Swedish

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to catch hold of
  • to seize
  • to detain, to arrest; to take into legal custody
  • to touch deeply, to catch one's sympathies

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish grīpa, gripa inherited from Old Norse grípa (grab) inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (grab, grasp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (grab, grasp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰreyb-

Gloss

grab, grasp

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

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