α. 1500s handcarchaes (plural), 1500s handcarcher, 1500s handekercher, 1500s handekircher, 1500s handkarcher, 1500s–1700s hankercher, 1500s– handkercher, 1600s hancarcher, 1600s handkerser; English regional 1800s hancutcher (Yorkshire), 1800s hankerchir, 1800s hankycher (London), 1800s henkicher (Yorkshire), 1800s– ankatcher (Nottinghamshire), 1800s– ankercher, 1800s– 'ankercher, 1800s– 'ankitcher (south-west midlands), 1800s– ankitcher (south-west midlands), 1800s– hancurchor (Northumberland), 1800s– handkecher, 1800s– hangecher, 1800s– hangkecher, 1800s– hangkicher, 1800s– hangkitcher, 1800s– hankecher, 1800s– hankercher, 1800s– han'kercher, 1800s– hankershor (Northumberland), 1800s– hankertcher, 1800s– hanketcher, 1800s– hankicher, 1800s– hankisher (Cumberland), 1800s– hankitchor (Northumberland), 1800s– hankutcher (northern), 1900s– hangicher (Lincolnshire), 1900s– hankercha (Yorkshire); U.S. regional 1700s hankicher, 1800s hangcatcher, 1800s hangkercher, 1800s hankecher, 1800s han'kercher, 1800s han'ketcher, 1800s hankitcher, 1800s– hankercher, 1900s– hankersher, 1900s– hengkitchuh (southern, in African-American usage); Scottish pre-1700 handkurscher, 1700s handcurcher; Irish English (chiefly northern) 1800s hankercher, 1800s hankitcher, 1800s– handketcher (northern), 1900s– hanketcher (northern).
β. English regional 1800s hanksher (Cornwall), 1800s– hancheker (Derbyshire), 1800s– hankcher (south-western), 1800s– hanshaker (midlands), 1800s– ontcher (Worcestershire); U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1800s han'kcher (in African-American usage), 1900s– hancher, 1900s– hanchker (in African-American usage), 1900s– handkcher, 1900s– hankcher, 1900s– hansker.
