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handseln. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymons: hand n., English selen. Etymology: Originally (in Old English) < hand n. + Old English selen the action of giving, grant, gift ( < the same base as sell v. + -en suffix2). In Middle English reinforced by early Scandinavian: compare Old Icelandic handsal act of joining hands, promise or bargain confirmed by joining or shaking hands (compare also the etymologically distinct handseld act of transferring ownership by handsal ); Old Swedish handsal money or other gift given to a person, gratuity, tip (Swedish (now rare) handsöl (originally a specific use of the plural of handsal ) earnest money (1640), first sale of the day, also the money thus earned (1712), invitation from a seller to a buyer to share a drink, etc., after the sale has been concluded (1761); early modern Danish haandsel , haandselle (Danish handsel ) earnest money (1555), omen, presage (1626), gift given to ensure good luck (1747); all < the Germanic base of hand n. + the Germanic base of sale n.2 With the first element of the compound, compare also Middle Low German hantgift earnest money, Middle High German hantgift gift (German Handgift , also New Year's gift (early 16th cent.)), and also German Handgeld (17th cent.), Handkauf (1691), both in sense ‘earnest money’. Compare also hand-sold adj., handsell v. and the parallels cited at that entry.Semantic development. The order of the senses of the English word is difficult to explain. All post-Old English senses of the word are paralleled by Anglo-Norman estren , estrene , Anglo-Norman and Old French estreine , Anglo-Norman and Middle French estraine , estrine , Old French estresne , Middle French estrenne (French étrenne étrenne n.) first indication, foretaste (c1150), gift (1165), (ironically) something unwelcome given or received (end of the 12th cent. or earlier), fortune, luck (c1200; usually with qualifying adjective bon or mal ), first use of something, first fruits (c1200), New Year's gift (first third of the 13th cent.), omen, presage (c1240 or earlier), earnest money (13th cent. or earlier). In addition, senses 2 and 3b are paralleled by the etymon of the French noun, classical Latin strēna (see étrenne n.). Association with either or both of these words may have influenced the semantic development of the English word. Possible surname evidence. It has been suggested that the surname Radulfus Hansel (1166) implies earlier currency of the word in β. forms; however, it is more likely to show a variant of the name Anselm (with unetymological h). Chiefly Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (chiefly northern) in later use. eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 313 Mancipatio, handselen. the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] the world > action or operation > prosperity > in prosperous condition [phrase] > fortunately > in order to bring good luck a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris (1873) 2nd Ser. 11 Warienge and handselne and time and hwate and fele swilche deueles craftes. a1225 (c1200) (1888) 29 Sum oðer dwel hie driueð, and seggeð þat he nafde naht gode hansselle [altered to handsselle] ðe him þat sealde. c1330 (?c1300) (Auch.) l. 3109 Her þow hauest liþer haunsel, A worse þe be-tide schel. c1380 (1879) l. 1708 Ther by-gynneþ luther haunsel, To don þe Message þat we buþ bede to Balan þe Amyrel. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng (Harl.) l. 369 Of hancel y can no skylle also; Hyt ys nouȝt to beleue þarto:..For many hauyn glad hancel at þe morw, And to hem or euyn comþ mochyl sorw. a1500 (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4885 Where the Erle shold haue ill hansell anon. 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil x. Ee ij Æneas first the rusticke sort sets on For happy hansils sake [L. omen pugnae]. 1607 E. Sharpham iv. i. sig. I3 Vppon my life sir, sheele one time or other clap you vp in a basket, and send you away for good handsell. a1680 J. Glanvill (1681) ii. 153 He had it [sc. a pewter dish] from Alice Duke for good handsel for his Daughter, who had lately lain in. 3. the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) v. l. 7160 If I mihte oght of love take, Such hansell have I noght forsake. c1475 (c1399) (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. l. 91 (MED) Some..were be-hote hansell if þey helpe wolde To be seruyd sekirly of þe same siluere. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil ix. x. 104 Sik bodword heir the twys takyn Troianis Sendis for hansell to Rutilianis. a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine) in (1910) 348 As hard be thair hansell that helpis the to ocht. 1892 G. P. Lathrop 79 Borne like a gift, the young wife's natural dower, Offered to God as her most precious hansel. 1985 L. Lochhead tr. Molière 53 Each weel-meant hansell, each gift, deed or donation Ah gied him oot the goodness o' ma hert He wants tae yase against me tae ootsmert An' swick me oot ma hale estate. 1991 S. Heaney i. 29 The bag is light, Scuffed and supple and unemptiable As an itinerant school conjuror's hat. So take it, for a word-hoard and a handsel. the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > good-luck gift c1400 (?c1390) (1940) l. 66 Syþen riche forth runnen to reche honde-selle, Ȝeȝed ȝeres ȝiftes on hiȝ, ȝelde hem bi hond. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour (St. John's Cambr.) v. 120 Sic hansell to the folk gaf he, Richt in the first begynnyng, Newly at his ariwyng. a1500 in F. J. Furnivall (1903) 66 Iuellis pricious cane y none fynde..to sende you..þis newe yeres morowe, wher-for, [for] lucke and good hanssell, my hert y sende you. a1513 W. Dunbar (1998) I. 129 God give the guid prosperitie..In hansell of this guid New Ȝeir. 1650 T. Fuller ii. ix. 189 The Syrian Kings civilly tendered their service, to give it as good handsell to so good a work. 1723 D. Defoe (ed. 2) 27 As it was the first time..he took 1l. 5s. from my Part, and told me I should give him that for Handsel. 1744 in (1909) 4 Sundry ribbons and gloves given to Miss Sibby and Mr William Fraser's wife as a handsell from my lord. 1834 T. Carlyle i. ix. 20/2 Neighbour after neighbour..gave thee, as handsel, silver or copper coins. a1854 Ld. Cockburn (1856) ii. 109 About the New Year..every child had got its handsel, and every farthing of every handsel was spent there. 1881 W. Gregor vii. 31 When one put on a piece of new dress, a coin of the realm called hansel, had to be put into one of the pockets. 1907 B. G. Balfour-Melville xx. 133 Louisa..was the first grandchild who came to James and Louisa Balfour, whose nurse, you remember, got a ‘handsel’ at the arrival. 1950 Jan. 285 To watch the new arrival receiving his hansel to this inhospitable world in the shape of a stiff dose. 2000 6 June 15 Indepen-Dance..gave the recently re-opened building their own special handsel on Saturday with a performance of White, a promenade piece. 2005 14 Jan. 13/1 On the first Monday of the New Year, most children paid a visit to their relatives, friends and neighbours, to ask for a ‘handsel’—a small gift of money. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 398 One of you Cornysshe knyghtes..with lytyll myght..was leyde to the erthe. And as I trow..that ye wolde have the same hansell. 1583 B. Rich (1835) 29 That your daughter should bestowe suche hansell on her housband as she hath alreadie bestowed vpon me. 1630 P. Massinger i. ii. sig. C3 Gri. What will you doe?Gaz. Nothing sir, but pray Your worship to giue me hansell. Gri. By the eares, Thus sir, by the eares. a1796 R. Burns (1968) I. 321 'Twas then a blast o' Janwar' Win' Blew hansel in on Robin. 1829 P. Egan New Ser. II. 161 Mister Barney, by way of..a kind of handsel to the new year..presented his right fist very near Redman's head. 1896 R. Kipling in E. S. Williamson 9 Ye see my broken sword; But never the blades she broke, Paying them stroke for stroke, Good handsell over all. 1901 J. J. Brigg in (1902) III. 49/2 [West Yorkshire] Ah'll gi' tha a good handsell if tha doesn't be quiet. society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > earnest money 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Ep. Ded. sig. a.iiiv Accepte this Booke as a first hansel. c1571 E. Campion (1963) ii. i. 68 Take this..but for hansell, the game is to come. 1597 R. Hooker v. lvi. 125 The Apostles terme it sometime..the pledge of our heauenly inheritance, sometime the hansell or earnest of that which is to come. 1630 P. Massinger i. iii. sig. C3 Nothing sir, but pray Your worship to giue me hansell. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre ii. ii. 20 in II Bring him a sixe penny bottle of Ale; they say, a fooles handsell is lucky. 1722 tr. XI. 42 Well, said Baba Mustapha,..looking on the Gold, this is good Handsel; what must I do for it? 1787 F. Grose Superstitions 64 It is a common practice among the lower class of hucksters..on receiving the price of the first goods sold that day, which they call hansel, to spit on the money..for good luck. 1822 W. Draper 118 Some dealers for the sake of taking handsel will sell goods cheaper than usual. 1851 H. Mayhew I. 369/1 Who'll give me a handsel—who'll give me a handsel? 1907 J. Dickson x. 160 ‘Just deein' awa,’ replied the despondent merchant, ‘my till is gaping for its hansel yet.’ 2000 11 Jan. 17/6 I know this word..used as an everyday noun among Liverpool market traders as in ‘give me handsel’, meaning the first money of the day. This money, especially if it were given exactly and thus requiring no change, would be lucky. the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [noun] > preview, foretaste the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [noun] > first one 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil xi. Gg iij Here now remaine the spoiles, and hansell, of the hautie kinge [L. de rege superbo Primitiae] Mezentius loe here lies. 1589 R. Greene sig. H3v Had not Samela past by..he should lyke inough haue had first hansell of our new Shepheards sheepehooke. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny II. 504 But this Perillus was the first himselfe that gaue the hansell to the engine of his own inuention. 1639 tr. J. A. Comenius (new ed.) lxi. §655 A novice, or young beginner, which sets up a trade, may give a taste, hansell or tryall of his skill to the Masters of the Company. 1690 tr. G. Buchanan iii. 87 She lays his first Meat upon her Husbands Sword, and, putting it softly into his Mouth, giveth him the first handsel of his Food. 1730 H. Fielding iii. iii. 32 I have not seen one Prisoner brought in for a Rape this Fortnight, except your Honour. I hope your Handsel will be lucky. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla II. iv. 84 This, Sirs, is the hansel of my oratorical labours;..this is the first of all my sermons. 1837 J. G. Lockhart II. vi. 103 Such was the handsel, for Scott protected against its being considered as the house-heating, of the new Abbotsford. 1896 A. M. Earle iii. 31 The carpenter of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts..took handsel of the stocks of his own making. 1910 A. Stanton Let. 22 July in G. W. E. Russell (1917) vii. 280 I hope you will like Chamounix. It was my first handsel of the Alps, and I never forget it. Compounds1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius 80 The first bridall banket after the wedding daye: the good handzell feast. 1792 A. Geddes tr. I. Num. vii. 5 The chiefs brought their handsel-offerings. a1796 R. Burns (1968) I. 406 Young kings upon their hansel throne Are no sae blest as I am, O! 1851 H. Mayhew II. 310/2 The terms being settled, the master or mistress gave the servant..a ‘god's penny’ (the ‘handsel penny’). 1891 J. L. Robertson 135 O gie the student his degree, The advocat' his hansel fee. 1922 J. Firth 62 A large sieve, piled up with bread and cheese, and called the hansel basket, was placed on a small table, by the side of which the hansel wife took her stand. 1995 T. Gunnell ii. 170 The straw-clad sheklers..would make a point of dancing with the bride and her ‘maidens’, sometimes leaving a gift of ‘hansel money’ behind them on their departure. C2. the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year 1635 in W. Fraser (1878) I. 275 Send some moneyes heir to me again Hansel Monday that I may gratifie my master and other seruants. 1719 J. Mitchell i. 26 Ah, cruel Death, and cruel Year to me; And wretched I, who Hansel-Monday see! 1824 2 In Scotland, the festivities which commenced at Christmas, are continued..till Handsel Monday, or Auld Handsel Monday closes the annual round. 1902 G. Douglas 32 Every bairn that chose to call at her hall-door on Old Handsel Monday was certain to receive its ‘handsel’. 2005 (Nexis) 9 Dec. 21 Another option open to Scots would be to revive the tradition of Handsel Monday, where presents are given on the first Monday of the New Year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). handselv.Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: handsel n. Etymology: < handsel n. Compare earlier handsell v. Chiefly English regional, Scottish, and Irish English in later use. the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > give as a present or make a present of > give present to > inaugural c1450 tr. G. Deguileville (Cambr.) (1869) 119 It [sc. a horn] hath be maad euere sithe j was born. And of him j was hanselled [Fr. de li je fu estrenee]. 1583 T. Stocker tr. i. 153 Being in this sort hanseled with a newyeeres gift. 1583 T. Stocker tr. ii. 52 He was by and by handsled with a Pistoll. 1611 J. Speed ix. xxiv. 869/2 The Gallies were assailed by Sir John Winkefield, who with his small shippes so hanselled their sides, as they were forced to creepe by the Shoare. 1663 J. Howell 117 To hansel..The Princely Parents with an Heir. 1879 11 Jan. 37/2 He was asked by a waiting-maid whether he would ‘handsell’ her. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. IV. xxxiv. 259 He made peace between them..and hanselled them with precious jewels. 1951 S. H. Bell ii. xii. 172 Sarah hanselled him by dropping a brand new shilling into his breek's pocket. 1996 S. Deane (1997) vi. 216 He had handselled us all with a shilling each for the New Year. 1530 J. Palsgrave 578/2 I hansell one, I gyve him money in a mornyng for suche wares as he selleth, je estrene. 1592 sig. C.4v Gre. Here is ten pound, and when he is dead, Ye shall haue twenty more. Will... Ile giue thee a gallon of Sack, To hansell the match with all. 1751 L. Chambaud 142/1 No body has hanselled me yet. Personne ne ma encore étrènné. 1829 J. Hunter 48 The first purchaser in a shop newly opened handsels it; as the first purchaser of the day does a market. 1869 Nov. 700 When ye hanselled me with the money, didn't I think it was as good as done and done? 1892 S. Hewett 46 Thee shedstüa-anselled 'n wi'a shilling, an' made zure aw 'un. 1928 A. E. Pease 57/1 Ah'll pay thee soumat ti hansel t'job. the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > first 1605 G. Chapman et al. ii. sig. B4v My Lady..is so rauish't with desire to hansell her new Coche. 1612 T. Taylor i. 8 Haman shall hansell his owne gallowes. 1746 104 The Earl of Morton, who erected the Scotch Maiden, was himself the first who hansell'd it. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla I. v. 362 He that day hanselled a new habit, which he had desired his mother to send him for the purpose. 1841 D. Brewster iii. iii. 245 We hanselled your cup. 1873 F. Hall ii. 35 No expression was ever yet used which some one had not to handsel. 1953 P. Colum 6 Boys Would count their mort of marbles, saving them In crock or jar till round the season came, And buy no more to handsel in first game? 1994 (Nexis) 20 Oct. Two tries in the closing stages secured a slightly flattering margin for Edinburgh in the double-header handselling Murrayfield's floodlights last night. the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] > inaugurate > handsel or signal the inauguration of 1634 C. Fitzgeffry Holy Raptvres ix, in 50 Is this the entertainment men afford To thee,..To handsell with thy blood thy blessed Birth? 1645 S. Rutherford xviii. 160 That they may hansell the new Throne with acts of Mercie. a1652 R. Brome Court Begger ii. i. sig. O4v, in (1653) Take heede I begin not now, and handsell your Ladies house..and your Gentlewomans presence here with a fist about your eares. 1662 I. T. ii. 36 Let's in and handsell our new mansion-house With a carousing round of Spanish wine. 1677 W. Hubbard (new ed.) sig. T2 Capt. Samuel Holioke handselled his office with the slaughter of four or five of the enemy. 1732 14 Dunstan handselled his Archbishoprick with the blood of King Edward. 1746 M. Delany (1861) II. 437 Having ordered Mr. Langhorne to send in a little wine to your cellar at Welsbourne, by way of hanselling a new place. 1790 E. Morris i. 7 He handselled the new pavement with a broken head. 1833 Lady Morgan Manor Sackville iv, in I. 202 Here's Darby O'Loughlin..and myself, stepped in, from the fair, ma'am, just to dhrink success to the new inn, and handsell your undertaking. 1871 E. B. Tylor I. iii. 96 A lamb walled in under the altar in Denmark to make the church stand fast, and the churchyard in like manner handselled by burying a live horse first. 1897 T. Murray 59 Then let us use and nocht abuse, And hansel this New Year. 1909 A. E. H. Barr iii. 33 I have handseled it [sc. a room] with prayer, and the image of the Blessed One is keeping watch there. 1920 A. D. Godley tr. Herodotus I. ii. 389 She built a spacious underground chamber; then, with the pretence of handselling it..she gave a great feast. 1999 (Nexis) 10 Apr. 2 The new Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh was hanselled yesterday with the placing of a time capsule with various poetic artefacts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). <  n.eOEv.c1450 |
