begripen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- +‎ gripen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣriːpən/

Verb

begripen

1. to grab hold of, to grasp
2. to encompass, to contain
3. to catch, to apprehend
4. to reprimand
5. to undertake, to perform

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• begripelijc
• begripenisse
• begripere
• begripinge

Descendants

• Dutch: begrijpen
• Limburgish: begriepe

Further reading

• “begripen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “begripen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Participle

begripen

1. past participle of begripa

Adjective

begripen

1. understood

Declension

Inflection of begripen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	begripen	—	—
neuter singular	begripet	—	—
plural	begripna	—	—
masculine plural2	begripne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	begripne	—	—
all	begripna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Anagrams

• begripne, inbegrep