Grapp

Luxembourgish Etymology Deverbal from lb gmh *grippen, northern form of gmh gripfen, from lb gem-pro *gripjaną (whence also en grip), intensive form of gem-pro *grīpaną (whence lb gräifen). Alternatively from lb gmh *grappen (see the iterative gmh grappeln), which is cognate with de grabbeln, nl grabben, nl grabbelen, en grab. However, the latter would regularly yield a long vowel in Luxembourgish. Compare also lb grapsen, de grapschen. Pronunciation lb /ɡʀap/ [ɡʀɑp] lb ɑp 1 Noun m Gräpp hand curved in a position for gripping handful; as much as the hand can hold