Etymology

umbegrip

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Today it means: To seize hold of. Full definition →

Middle English umbegrippen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromumbegrippen
  2. English todayumbegrip

From Middle English umbegrippen, equivalent to umbe- + grip.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.