ignite 1) girândan; 2) gereftan (#) Fr.: 1) enflammer, allumer; 2) s'enflammer, s'allumer 1) To set on fire. From L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire "to set fire," from ignis "fire, flame, light." Girândan transitive form of gereftan "to take, catch" (Mid.Pers. griftan, Av./O.Pers. grab- "to take, seize," cf. Skt. grah-, grabh- "to seize, take," graha "seizing, holding, perceiving," M.L.G. grabben "to grab," from P.Gmc. *grab, E. grab "to take or grasp suddenly;" PIE base *ghrebh- "to seize"). |