grippen

Etymology
From, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) To grip or grab onto (and often to take away)
 * 2) To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.
 * 3)  To entrap; to find and take control of.
 * 4)  To find out about; to acquire knowledge or information about.
 * 5)  To torment or injure; to cause fear or sorrow.

Usage notes
This verb tends to supplant later in the Middle English period.