grapian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to grāp +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɑː.pi.ɑn/

Verb

grāpian

to grope; to touch with the hands

Conjugation

Conjugation of grāpian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	grāpian	grāpienne
first person singular	grāpiġe	grāpode
second person singular	grāpast	grāpodest
third person singular	grāpaþ	grāpode
plural	grāpiaþ	grāpodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	grāpiġe	grāpode
plural	grāpiġen	grāpoden
imperative
singular	grāpa
plural	grāpiaþ
participle	present	past
	grāpiende	(ġe)grāpod

Derived terms

Related terms

grāpiġendlīċ (“tangible”)
ungrāpiġende (“not handling”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “GRĀPIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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