hesp
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compare Icelandic hespa (“a hasp, a wisp or skein”). See hasp.
Noun edit
hesp (plural hesps)
References edit
- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Hesp”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
- “hesp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch hespe. Potentially related to Middle Dutch haspe (“bolt, latch”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hesp f (plural hespen)
Derived terms edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah. Cognate to Persian اسب (asb).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hesp m
Descendants edit
- → Old Armenian: հասբ (hasb) (probably)