beclip
Beclip (verb) means to hold someone closely in your arms.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English beclippen, itself from Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), which traces back to Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *klumpijaną (“to hold, clench”) and further to Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“to hold, clench”); equivalent to be- + clip. Compare also Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”). See also umbeclip.