An archaic or dialectal past tense form of 'clasp,' meaning grasped or held tightly together.
An alternate historical spelling of 'clasped,' found in older English texts before standardization. Different regions and time periods used variant spellings for this past tense.
If you read older poetry or historical documents, you'll find 'claspt' used instead of 'clasped'—it's a reminder that English spelling wasn't standardized until fairly recently, and writers had creative freedom that would make modern English teachers nervous.
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