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
  • “begripen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “begripen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

past participle of begripa.

Adjective

begripen

  1. understood

Declension
Inflection of begripen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular begripen — —
Neuter singular begripet — —
Plural begripna — —
Masculine plural3 begripne — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 begripne — —
All begripna — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Anagrams
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