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Word: Hansel
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting luck): apparently related to late Old English handselen ‘giving into a person's hands’, and Old Norse handsal ‘giving of the hand to seal a promise’, from hand + an element related to sell; the notion of ‘luck’, however, is not present in these words
ˈhans(ə)l
a gift given at the beginning of the year or to mark an acquisition or the start of an enterprise, supposedly to bring good luck.
Short Definition:gift bringing good luck
- handsel
Word: Hansel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhans(ə)l
give a hansel to
Short Definition:give hansel to
Examples:- the practice of hanselling the master still flourished in Scotland
- handsel
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