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Compare Icelandic hespa (“a hasp, a wisp or skein”). See hasp.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A measure of two hanks of linen thread. Full definition →
Compare Icelandic hespa (“a hasp, a wisp or skein”). See hasp.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.