gribēt

Etymology
From, , from , (from its parallel variant  comes 🇨🇬, q.v.), from a root  with an extra -(y)b. The semantic evolution apparently was “to seize, to grab” > “to be about to, to want to (seize, grab)” > “to want.” Cognates include 🇨🇬, dialectal, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to want to feel the need for something, to desire something
 * 2) to want to intend, to plan
 * Ozols gribēja Vili iepazīstin
 * 1)  to want to be able to (in a given situation), to be about to
 * 1) to want to intend, to plan
 * Ozols gribēja Vili iepazīstin
 * 1)  to want to be able to (in a given situation), to be about to
 * 1) to want to intend, to plan
 * Ozols gribēja Vili iepazīstin
 * 1)  to want to be able to (in a given situation), to be about to
 * 1)  to want to be able to (in a given situation), to be about to
 * 1)  to want to be able to (in a given situation), to be about to