hasp
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hasp (plural hasps)
- A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
- A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
- Alternative form of hesp (“measure of linen thread”)
- An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.
Translations edit
a clasp
Verb edit
hasp (third-person singular simple present hasps, present participle hasping, simple past and past participle hasped)
- (transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.
Translations edit
to shut or fasten with hasp
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Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Noun edit
hasp f sg
- h-prothesized form of asp
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hasp, a variant of hespa.
Noun edit
hasp c
- a hasp, a latch, a primitive locking mechanism in the form of a hook
- Så kan det gå när inte haspen är på
- That's what can happen when the hasp isn't on
Usage notes edit
Could be described as a small hake (“hook”).
Declension edit
| Declension of hasp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hasp | haspen | haspar | hasparna |
| Genitive | hasps | haspens | haspars | hasparnas |