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berisp ‎(third-person singular simple present berisps, present participle berisping, simple past and past participle berisped)

berisp

From Middle Dutch berispen, berespen, berepsen, from be- + *repsen, from Old Dutch *repsōn ‎(“to blame, accuse”), from Proto-Germanic *rafisōną, *rafisjaną ‎(“to blame”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- ‎(“to tear, snatch”). Cognate with Middle Low German berispen, Middle High German berespen, berefsen; compare also Old Saxon ripsōn ‎(“to blame, accuse”), Old High German refsen ‎(“to reprove, punish, scold, rebuke, threaten, strike”), Old English repsan, refsan ‎(“to reprove, blame, seize”), Old Norse repsa, refsa ‎(“to punish, censure”).