begripen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + gripen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɣriːpən/
Verb
begripen
- to grab hold of, to grasp
- to encompass, to contain
- to catch, to apprehend
- to reprimand
- 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
- 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
- begripne, inbegrep