begripen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- +‎ gripen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣriːpən/

Verb

begripen

  1. to grab hold of, to grasp
  2. to encompass, to contain
  3. to catch, to apprehend
  4. to reprimand
  5. to undertake, to perform

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • begripelijc
  • begripenisse
  • begripere
  • begripinge

Descendants

  • Dutch: begrijpen
  • Limburgish: begriepe

Further reading

Swedish

Participle

begripen

  1. past participle of begripa

Adjective

begripen

  1. understood

Declension

Inflection of begripen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular begripen — —
neuter singular begripet — —
plural begripna — —
masculine plural2 begripne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 begripne — —
all begripna — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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