"yepsen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yepsens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yespon, yepson, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon (“a measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together”), probably from Old English *ġēapsponn, *ġēapspann, from Old English *ġēap (“bent, curved”) + spann (“measure of the palm or hand”), equivalent to gap + span. Compare West Frisian gasp (“buckle, clasp”), Dutch gesp (“buckle, clasp”), Middle Low German gespe (“the cavity between the hands when held together”), Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of gowpen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yespon}} Middle English yespon, {{inh|en|ang|*ġēapsponn}} Old English *ġēapsponn, {{der|en|ang|*ġēap|t=bent, curved}} Old English *ġēap (“bent, curved”), {{af|en|gap|span}} gap + span, {{cog|fy|gasp|t=buckle, clasp}} West Frisian gasp (“buckle, clasp”), {{cog|nl|gesp|t=buckle, clasp}} Dutch gesp (“buckle, clasp”), {{cog|gml|gespe|t=the cavity between the hands when held together}} Middle Low German gespe (“the cavity between the hands when held together”), {{cog|non|gaupn||hollow made by cupped hands}} Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”), {{doublet|en|gowpen}} Doublet of gowpen Head templates: {{en-noun}} yepsen (plural yepsens)
  1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-yepsen-en-noun-bFphU-7u Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. (obsolete, UK, dialect) Two hands cupped together. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-yepsen-en-noun-mpzJp3n7 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yeepsen (english: a double handful)
Synonyms: goppenful, gowpen, eapns [Yorkshire], espin [Derbyshire], ipson (english: Somerset), yaspen [Northern-England], yeepsen [Essex], yepsintle (english: Lancashire), yespen [Essex], yespfull (english: Staffordshire), yestmus (english: Lancashire)

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete, UK, dialect) Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together."
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        "(obsolete, UK, dialect) Two hands cupped together."
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        "Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together."
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