grip.
griffin
Meaning & usage
griffin eagle-lion figure
griffin the Saab 39 Gripen fighter aircraft
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish griper, from Old Norse gripr, ultimately from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”).
personal valuables; belongings, possessions
a thing, a valuable
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish griper, from Old Norse gripr, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. From the same root as grip. The word was repopularized by Old Norse context in the Early Modern Period, such as the compound dýrgripr → Swedish dyrgrip (attested since 1739), although it appears sporadically throughout the Renaissance.
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