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gripa.

to catch hold of

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡriːpa/
  1. to catch hold of

  2. to seize

  3. to detain, to arrest; to take into legal custody

  4. to touch deeply, to catch one's sympathies

    Scenen grep oss alla mycket djupt.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Norwegian gripe, Danish gribe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.

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