handsellingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)səlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(t)səlɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈhan(d)səlɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s hansaling, 1600s– handselling, 1600s– hanselling, 2000s– handsellin, 2000s– hanselin, 2000s– hanseling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handsel v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < handsel v. + -ing suffix¹.

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

1. The action or an act of giving a handsel or handsels (handsel n. 3).

ΚΠ

1616 Barbour's Actes & Life Bruce (Hart) 83 (heading) Of the kings hansaling in Carrik, at his first arriuing.

1885 W. Black White Heather I. iii. 43 A more substantial handselling of good luck.

1894 ‘H. Haliburton’ Furth in Field 33 The practice of hanselling..was not so long ago pretty universal in the country.

1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's xii. 102 Through many generations it's been the marriage-right of Scottish brides..to take up house well-tochered with presents... But among the recollections are those of one girl whose hanselling was very sparse.

1994 P. Robinson in J. Santino Halloween 17 Where the custom survives, it is generally a ‘hanselling’ or begging custom involving groups of children who demand if the householder wants to ‘buy a wisp’.

2. The action of inaugurating something with some ceremony or event; inauguration; (also) the action or fact of using something for the first time; a first use or trial.

ΚΠ

1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 680 It is a custome here for the King to giue to some of the Brachmanni, the hanselling of his nuptial bed.

1661 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restaurata i. 31 For the first Handselling of his Office, he Knighted the young King, on the sixth of February.

a1704 J. Locke Let. 25 May in Coll. Several Pieces (1720) 310 I..wish that canonical were ready, that you might have the handselling of it hither speedily.

1778 J. Parkhurst Hebrew & Eng. Lexicon (ed. 2) 171/2 It is applied to the owner's handselling or first using of the fruit of a newly-planted vineyard.

1833 A. Picken Traditionary Stories I. ix. 196 The dame determined that her proud daughter-in-law should not have the place of honour at the handselling of the urn.

1871 M. A. Mackarness Peerless Wife II. xxii. 277 The wedding..was to be held..at Mrs. Robert Ayrton's house. It was to be the ‘hanselling of it’.

1956 Scotsman 17 Jan. in Sc. National Dict. (1960) V. at Handsel At Kenmore there was the traditional handselling of the [angling] season by breaking a bottle of whisky over the bow of a boat.

2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 29 July (Sport section) 3/6 Yesterday's hanseling of the club's new Ballast Stadium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handselling
释义	handsellingn.¹ Brit. /ˈhan(d)səlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhæn(t)səlɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈhan(d)səlɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s hansaling, 1600s– handselling, 1600s– hanselling, 2000s– handsellin, 2000s– hanselin, 2000s– hanseling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handsel v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < handsel v. + -ing suffix¹. Originally and chiefly Scottish. 1. The action or an act of giving a handsel or handsels (handsel n. 3). ΚΠ 1616 Barbour's Actes & Life Bruce (Hart) 83 (heading) Of the kings hansaling in Carrik, at his first arriuing. 1885 W. Black White Heather I. iii. 43 A more substantial handselling of good luck. 1894 ‘H. Haliburton’ Furth in Field 33 The practice of hanselling..was not so long ago pretty universal in the country. 1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's xii. 102 Through many generations it's been the marriage-right of Scottish brides..to take up house well-tochered with presents... But among the recollections are those of one girl whose hanselling was very sparse. 1994 P. Robinson in J. Santino Halloween 17 Where the custom survives, it is generally a ‘hanselling’ or begging custom involving groups of children who demand if the householder wants to ‘buy a wisp’. 2. The action of inaugurating something with some ceremony or event; inauguration; (also) the action or fact of using something for the first time; a first use or trial. ΚΠ 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 680 It is a custome here for the King to giue to some of the Brachmanni, the hanselling of his nuptial bed. 1661 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restaurata i. 31 For the first Handselling of his Office, he Knighted the young King, on the sixth of February. a1704 J. Locke Let. 25 May in Coll. Several Pieces (1720) 310 I..wish that canonical were ready, that you might have the handselling of it hither speedily. 1778 J. Parkhurst Hebrew & Eng. Lexicon (ed. 2) 171/2 It is applied to the owner's handselling or first using of the fruit of a newly-planted vineyard. 1833 A. Picken Traditionary Stories I. ix. 196 The dame determined that her proud daughter-in-law should not have the place of honour at the handselling of the urn. 1871 M. A. Mackarness Peerless Wife II. xxii. 277 The wedding..was to be held..at Mrs. Robert Ayrton's house. It was to be the ‘hanselling of it’. 1956 Scotsman 17 Jan. in Sc. National Dict. (1960) V. at Handsel At Kenmore there was the traditional handselling of the [angling] season by breaking a bottle of whisky over the bow of a boat. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 29 July (Sport section) 3/6 Yesterday's hanseling of the club's new Ballast Stadium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : hand-sellingn.² < n.¹1616 see also
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