graps

English

Etymology

From Middle English grapsen, re-unmetathesised version of graspen (“to grasp”), from Old English *grǣpsian. Compare to its equally unmetathesised cognates German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”).

Pronunciation

Verb

graps (third-person singular simple present grapses, present participle grapsing, simple past and past participle grapsed)

  1. (chiefly African-American Vernacular and UK, dialectal) Alternative form of grasp.
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