gript

And he came half over the edge, and gript the Diskos by the handle, in an instant.

The Night Land 2007

And the man hugged me thus for an horrid time, the while that I did hold off from me the brutish face, and gript very savage into the haired throat.

The Night Land 2007

And I was covered with the muck of the thing; and the claws upon the legs seized me, so that the grey armour did bend and crack to the might thereof, and I grew sick unto death with the pain within; but smote with the shining Diskos, using my left hand weakly; for my right was gript dreadful fast to my body.

The Night Land 2007

And I kist not Mine Own; but stood there, very shaken and desperate, and gript her fast unto me, scarce heeding the hardness of my gripe; and alway I lookt unto the way of the coming of the Sound.

The Night Land 2007

And when I had been asleep scarce six hours, I waked again very sudden, as I had done before, and had belief that something did be anigh unto me; and I gript the Diskos, and did hearken; yet was there no sound that mine ears did wot of; neither aught that had power to be surely known of the spirit.

The Night Land 2007

And I slept all but six hours, and did waken very sudden there in the utter dark; and I got me to mine elbow, and did listen very keen; for I had waked immediately, as that something had touched me or come nigh unto me; and I gript the Diskos, and listened; but there did not even a little sound come to me out of all that night.

The Night Land 2007

With Tristram even to death: his strong hands gript

Idylls of the King 2004

The Earle of Pancalier aduertised hereof, began incontinently to feele a certaine remorse of conscience, which inwardly gript hym so nere, as he endured a torment lyke to very death.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

The thumbs should be locked, the knees slightly bent, and the edge of the diving-board gript well with the toes.

Swimming Scientifically Taught A Practical Manual for Young and Old Frank Eugen Dalton

As my falcon stoopt upon him, and gript and held him fast.

The Falconer of God 1922