different between hasp vs hesp

English

Etymology

From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-Germanic *haspij?, *hapsij? (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend; crook”). Cognate with Middle Dutch haspe, Middle Low German haspe, hespe, German Low German Haspel (“spindle of yarn”), German Häspe, Danish haspe, Swedish hasp, Icelandic hespa (“clamp; hasp; skein of yarn”).

Noun

hasp (plural hasps)

1. A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
3. Alternative form of hesp
4. An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

Translations

Verb

hasp (third-person singular simple present hasps, present participle hasping, simple past and past participle hasped)

1. (transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.

Translations

Anagrams

• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, Shap, haps, pahs, pash, psha

Irish

Noun

hasp f sg

1. h-prothesized form of asp

Swedish

Noun

hasp c

1. a hasp, a latch, a primitive locking mechanism

Declension

Related terms

English

Alternative forms

• hasp

Etymology

Compare Icelandic hespa (“a hasp, a wisp or skein”). See hasp.

Noun

hesp (plural hesps)

1. (Scotland) A measure of two hanks of linen thread.

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Anagrams

• Ephs, PSHE, Shep, eshp, heps, pehs, shep

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hespe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??sp/
• Hyphenation: hesp
• Rhymes: -?sp

Noun

hesp f (plural hespen)

1. (chiefly Belgium) ham (type of pork, meat from the thigh of a hog)

   Synonym: ham

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah. Cognate to Persian ???? (asb).

Noun

hesp m

1. horse

Descendants

• ? Old Armenian: ???? (hasb) (probably)