What does begripe mean?
Begripe means (transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp..
Begripe
/bɪˈɡɹaɪp/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp..
Example Sentences
He, with his middle feet, begriped his paunch, And took the arms with the anterior; And then he bit both one and other cheek.
And as for this sword there shall never man begripe it at the handle but one, but he shall pass all other. In the name of God, said Percivale, I shall essay to handle it. So he set his hand to the sword, but he might not begripe it.
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Word Forms
- begripes
- begriping
- begriped
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He, with his middle feet, begriped his paunch, And took the arms with the anterior; And then he bit both one and other cheek.
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