- OE. claspenclapsen, prob. akin to E. clap
- To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
- To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
- To surround and cling to; to entwine about.Claspingivy.
