gripen

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to grab
 * 2) to attack, to overwhelm
 * 3) to understand

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) To grip or grab onto (often to take away)
 * 2) To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.
 * 3) To make material gains come into one's possession.
 * 4) To find out about to acquire knowledge or information
 * 5) To torment or injure; to cause fear or sorrow.

Usage notes
This verb tends to be supplanted by later in the Middle English period.

Etymology 2
From.