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agripper.

to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.ɡʁi.pe/
  1. to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French agriper (“to snatch”), from Frankish *angrīpan (“to seize”), from Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on-”) + *grīpaną (“to take, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to take, seize, rake”). Cognate with Middle Dutch aengrīpen (“to grasp, seize”), Old High German anagrīfan (“to touch, grasp”), Old English grīpan (“to seize, snatch, take, apprehend”). More at grip.

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