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begrasp

verb

Etymology

From be- (“around, about, completely”) + grasp.

  1. inherited from *graipisōną✻
  2. inherited from *graipisōn✻
  3. inherited from *grǣpsian✻
  4. inherited from graspen
  5. prefixed as begrasp — “be + grasp”

Definitions

  1. To grasp around or about

    To grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.

    • [...] As if his hand begrasp't already An iron-geddok; [...]
    • I am now realmless; Me have so hard the clasps of Hell Firmly begrasped.

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