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gasp (n.)
1570s, from
gasp
(v.).
gasp (v.)
late 14c.,
gaspen
, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse
geispa
"to yawn," or its Danish derivative
gispe
"gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse
gapa
(see
gape
). Related:
Gasped
;
gasping
.
