Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German grifen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (to grab, grasp). Cognate with German greifen, English gripe.

Verb edit

graifan (strong class 1 , auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to grab, grasp

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “graifan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo