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umbegrip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-be-grip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seize hold of.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

umbegrips (present, singular) umbegripping (participle, present) umbegripped (participle, past) umbegripped (past) umbegrippe (alternative) umbe-grippe (alternative)

Questions

What does umbegrip mean?
To seize hold of.
Where does umbegrip come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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