bigripan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan, equivalent to bi- +‎ grīpan.

Verb

bigrīpan

1. to encompass, to include
2. to enclose
3. to conquer

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: begripen
  • Dutch: begrijpen
  • Limburgish: begriepe

Further reading

• “bigrīpan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012