yepsen

A yepsen.

Meaning

Noun

  • Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
  • Two hands cupped together.

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Origin

  • From Middle English yespon, yepson, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon, probably from Old English *ġēapsponn, *ġēapspann, from Old English *ġēap + spann, equivalent to gap + span. Compare West Frisian gasp, Dutch gesp, Middle Low German gespe, Old Norse gaupn ("hollow made by cupped hands"). gowpen.

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