grissen

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪsən

Verb

grissen

1. to snatch, to grab

   Hij was van plan geweest om zodra hij de kans kreeg, Sofie van tafel te grissen en haar achter zijn rug te verstoppen, maar dat kon hij nu wel vergeten. - He was planning to grab Sofie from the table and hide her behind his back as soon as he had the chance to, but he could forget about that now. (De GVR)

2. to abduct, to kidnap

Inflection

Conjugation of grissen (weak)
infinitive	grissen
past singular	griste
past participle	gegrist
infinitive	grissen
gerund	grissen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gris	griste
2nd person sing. (jij)	grist, gris2	griste
2nd person sing. (u)	grist	griste
2nd person sing. (gij)	grist	griste
3rd person singular	grist	griste
plural	grissen	gristen
subjunctive sing.1	grisse	griste
subjunctive plur.1	grissen	gristen
imperative sing.	gris
imperative plur.1	grist
participles	grissend	gegrist
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afgrissen
• meegrissen
• ontgrissen
• weggrissen

Descendants

• → West Frisian: grisse