Clasp
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Middle English: of unknown origin.
wiktionary
Noun dated in the 13th century AD and verb dated in the late 14th century AD; from claspe, possible modification of clapse, which is from Old English clyppan(“to grasp”). Related to English enclasp(“embrace, hold tightly in one's arms”).
etymonline
clasp (n.)
c. 1300, claspe, "metal catch or hook used to hold things together," perhaps a metathesis of clapse, and thus from or related to Old English clyppan "clasp" (see clip (v.2)). As "a clinging or grasping," c. 1600.
clasp (v.)
late 14c., "to furnish with buckles," from clasp (n.). From c. 1400 as "to shut or fasten together with a clasp; to catch and hold by twining or embracing." Related: Clasped; clasping.
