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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024han•sel (han′səl),USA pronunciation n., v.t., -seled, -sel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. - British Termshandsel.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hansel /ˈhænsəl/ n , vb - a variant spelling of handsel
hand•sel (han′səl),USA pronunciation n., v., -seled, -sel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n. - a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- a first installment of payment.
- the initial experience of anything;
first encounter with or use of something taken as a token of what will follow;
foretaste.
v.t. - to give a handsel to.
- to inaugurate auspiciously.
- to use, try, or experience for the first time.
Also, hansel. - bef. 1050; Middle English handselne good-luck token, good-will gift, Old English handselen manumission, literally, hand-gift (see hand, sell); cognate with Danish handsel, earnest money
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: handsel, hansel /ˈhænsəl/ archaic or dialect n - a gift for good luck at the beginning of a new year, new venture, etc
vb ( -sels, -selling, -selled) ( US -sels, -seling, -seled)(transitive)- to give a handsel to (a person)
- to begin (a venture) with ceremony; inaugurate
Etymology: Old English handselen delivery into the hand; related to Old Norse handsal promise sealed with a handshake, Swedish handsöl gratuity; see hand, sell |