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==Etymology==
− Middle English graspen is of uncertain origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) possibly by metathesis from grapsen, from Old English [[m|ang|*grǣpsan|t=to touch, feel]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) parallel to the base of [[grope]] and related to [[grab]];^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) compare East Frisian and Low German grapsen, to grab, snatch.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) Hoad also allows a Low German origin.^(Hoad 1986)
+ [[enm|graspen]] is of uncertain origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) possibly by metathesis from [[m|enm|grapsen]], from Old English [[m|ang|*grǣpsan|t=to touch, feel]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) parallel to the base of [[grope]] and related to [[grab]];^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) compare East Frisian and [[nds|grapsen]], to grab, snatch.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) Hoad also allows a Low German origin.^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==