clasp (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[clasp 词源字典]
c. 1300, claspe, "metal catch or hook used to hold things together," perhaps a metathesis of clapse, and thus from or related to Old English clyppan "clasp" (see clip (v.2)).[clasp etymology, clasp origin, 英语词源]
clasp (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., from clasp (n.). Related: Clasped; clasping.