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hæpse

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hæpse, an; f.
A hasp, clasp, fastening
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  • Hæpse sera, Wrt. Voc. 81, 20 :

    clustella,

      Hpt. Gl. 500.
  • Sum slóh ða hæpsan

    one struck the hasps [of the door],

      Th. An. 124, 14.
Etymology
[Prompt. Parv. hespe of a done pessulum : Icel. hespa a hasp, fastening : Ger. haspe.]
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  • hæpse, n.