greifen

Meaning

  1. (class-1, strong, transitive) to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
  2. (class-1, strong, transitive) to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)
  3. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to reach; to grab
  4. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to come into effect
  5. (class-1, strong, transitive) to capture (someone)
  6. (class-1, strong, transitive) to strike
  7. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to take hold; to bite

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gryffe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German grîfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”).

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