handfastedadj.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)fɑːstᵻd/,

/ˈhan(d)fastᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌfæstəd/

Forms: see handfast v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handfast v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < handfast v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier handfast adj.

a. Engaged to marry by joining of hands; betrothed. Also figurative. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > betrothed

troth-plighta1300

handfasta1470

assured1474

desponsate1483

handfasted1535

contracted1548

betrothed1557

trothed1567

affianced1574

affied1591

contract1597

combinatea1616

desponsated1623

troth-contracted1633

troth1844

engaged1869

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxii. 27 The handfested damsell.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 339 I am glad that ye are still handfasted with Christ.

1642 J. Cranford Teares of Ireland 2 Those two Hand-fasted and Troth-plighted Nations in a League of love.

1654 J. Trapp Comm. Minor Prophets 709 You shall finde Gods true service and his holy fear go coupled and hand-fasted in sundry scriptures.

1884 Gospel Standard Nov. 497 O that ye were all hand-fasted to Christ!

2006 D. Norman Sparks fly Upward xv. 356 You're hand-fasted to my elder daughter.

b. Joined in a probationary or uncanonical marriage. Cf. handfasting n. 2. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > betrothed > by form of private or probationary marriage

handfasted1541

1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Christen State Matrimonye f. xlviii^v In some places..at the handfastynge there is made a great feast & superflous bancket, & euen the same night are the two handfasted persones brought & layed together, yee certayne wekes afore they go [to] the church.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. xi. 312 She is not my wife, but she is handfasted with me, and that makes her as honest a woman.

1864 Chambers's Encycl. 567/2 The hand-fasted bride could be put away, and a fresh union formed, with the full status of matrimony.

1906 A. Mackay Bk. Mackay 48 Mariota..was the handfasted wife of the Earl of Buchan.

2009 S.-E. Welfonder Seducing Sc. Bride iii. 67 A handfasted couple is as married as any other once certain intimacies are accomplished.

2. Of two people: having the hands joined or clasped; hand in hand. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adverb] > with hands joined or clasped

hand in handa1382

handfasted1592

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 12^v Dauncing in a ring, with theyr armes spred abrode, and hanfasted man, with man and woman with woman.

1899 M. H. Hewlett Little Novels of Italy 99 Handfasted lovers were there; a lad teased a lass; a girl hunched her shoulder to provoke more teasing.

1961 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 4 670 The deep perspective of a river flowing away from the crags which the handfasted couple are descending.

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

单词	handfasted
释义	handfastedadj. Brit. /ˈhan(d)fɑːstᵻd/, /ˈhan(d)fastᵻd/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌfæstəd/ Forms: see handfast v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handfast v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < handfast v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier handfast adj. 1. a. Engaged to marry by joining of hands; betrothed. Also figurative. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > betrothed troth-plighta1300 handfasta1470 assured1474 desponsate1483 handfasted1535 contracted1548 betrothed1557 trothed1567 affianced1574 affied1591 contract1597 combinatea1616 desponsated1623 troth-contracted1633 troth1844 engaged1869 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxii. 27 The handfested damsell. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 339 I am glad that ye are still handfasted with Christ. 1642 J. Cranford Teares of Ireland 2 Those two Hand-fasted and Troth-plighted Nations in a League of love. 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Minor Prophets 709 You shall finde Gods true service and his holy fear go coupled and hand-fasted in sundry scriptures. 1884 Gospel Standard Nov. 497 O that ye were all hand-fasted to Christ! 2006 D. Norman Sparks fly Upward xv. 356 You're hand-fasted to my elder daughter. b. Joined in a probationary or uncanonical marriage. Cf. handfasting n. 2. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > betrothed > by form of private or probationary marriage handfasted1541 1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Christen State Matrimonye f. xlviii^v In some places..at the handfastynge there is made a great feast & superflous bancket, & euen the same night are the two handfasted persones brought & layed together, yee certayne wekes afore they go [to] the church. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. xi. 312 She is not my wife, but she is handfasted with me, and that makes her as honest a woman. 1864 Chambers's Encycl. 567/2 The hand-fasted bride could be put away, and a fresh union formed, with the full status of matrimony. 1906 A. Mackay Bk. Mackay 48 Mariota..was the handfasted wife of the Earl of Buchan. 2009 S.-E. Welfonder Seducing Sc. Bride iii. 67 A handfasted couple is as married as any other once certain intimacies are accomplished. 2. Of two people: having the hands joined or clasped; hand in hand. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adverb] > with hands joined or clasped hand in handa1382 handfasted1592 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 12^v Dauncing in a ring, with theyr armes spred abrode, and hanfasted man, with man and woman with woman. 1899 M. H. Hewlett Little Novels of Italy 99 Handfasted lovers were there; a lad teased a lass; a girl hunched her shoulder to provoke more teasing. 1961 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 4 670 The deep perspective of a river flowing away from the crags which the handfasted couple are descending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1535
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