grapian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to grāp +‎ -ian.

Verb

grāpian

  1. to grope; to touch with the hands

Conjugation
Conjugation of grāpian (weak class 2)
infinitive grāpian tō grāpienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular grāpie
grāpiġe		 grāpode
2nd-person singular grāpast grāpodest
3rd-person singular grāpaþ grāpode
plural grāpiaþ
grāpiġaþ		 grāpodon
subjunctive present past
singular grāpie
grāpiġe		 grāpode
plural grāpien
grāpiġen		 grāpoden
imperative
singular grāpa
plural grāpiaþ
grāpiġaþ
participle present past
grāpiende
grāpiġende		 (ġe)grāpod
Derived terms
  • grāpiġendlīċ (“tangible”)
  • ungrāpiġende (“not handling”)

Further reading
  • GRĀPIAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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