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handsel
hand·sel H0046200 (hănd′səl) also han·sel (hăn′-)Chiefly British n.1. A gift to express good wishes at the beginning of a new year or enterprise.2. The first money or barter taken in, as by a new business or on the opening day of business, especially when considered a token of good luck.3. a. A first payment.b. A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.tr.v. hand·seled, hand·sel·ing, hand·sels or hand·selled or hand·sel·ling 1. To give a handsel to.2. To launch with a ceremonial gesture or gift.3. To do or use for the first time.
[Middle English hanselle, from Old English handselen, a handing over (hand, hand + selen, gift) and from Old Norse handsal, legal transfer (hand, hand + sal, a giving).]handsel (ˈhænsəl) or hanselna gift for good luck at the beginning of a new year, new venture, etcvb (tr) , -sels, -selling or -selled, -sels, -seling or -seled1. to give a handsel to (a person)2. to begin (a venture) with ceremony; inaugurate[Old English handselen delivery into the hand; related to Old Norse handsal promise sealed with a handshake, Swedish handsöl gratuity; see hand, sell]hand•sel (ˈhæn səl)
n., v. -seled, -sel•ing (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n. 1. a gift or token for good luck, as at the new year or when entering upon a new enterprise. 2. the initial experience of anything; foretaste. 3. a first installment of payment. v.t. 4. to give a handsel to. 5. to inaugurate auspiciously. 6. to use, try, or experience for the first time. [before 1050; Middle English handselne good-luck token, good-will gift, Old English handselen manumission, literally, hand-gift (see hand, sell)] handsel
Past participle: handselled
Gerund: handselling
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| I handsel | | you handsel | | he/she/it handsels | | we handsel | | you handsel | | they handsel |
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| I handselled | | you handselled | | he/she/it handselled | | we handselled | | you handselled | | they handselled |
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| I am handselling | | you are handselling | | he/she/it is handselling | | we are handselling | | you are handselling | | they are handselling |
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| I have handselled | | you have handselled | | he/she/it has handselled | | we have handselled | | you have handselled | | they have handselled |
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| I was handselling | | you were handselling | | he/she/it was handselling | | we were handselling | | you were handselling | | they were handselling |
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| I had handselled | | you had handselled | | he/she/it had handselled | | we had handselled | | you had handselled | | they had handselled |
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| I will handsel | | you will handsel | | he/she/it will handsel | | we will handsel | | you will handsel | | they will handsel |
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| I will have handselled | | you will have handselled | | he/she/it will have handselled | | we will have handselled | | you will have handselled | | they will have handselled |
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| I will be handselling | | you will be handselling | | he/she/it will be handselling | | we will be handselling | | you will be handselling | | they will be handselling |
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| I have been handselling | | you have been handselling | | he/she/it has been handselling | | we have been handselling | | you have been handselling | | they have been handselling |
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| I will have been handselling | | you will have been handselling | | he/she/it will have been handselling | | we will have been handselling | | you will have been handselling | | they will have been handselling |
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| I had been handselling | | you had been handselling | | he/she/it had been handselling | | we had been handselling | | you had been handselling | | they had been handselling |
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| I would handsel | | you would handsel | | he/she/it would handsel | | we would handsel | | you would handsel | | they would handsel |
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| I would have handselled | | you would have handselled | | he/she/it would have handselled | | we would have handselled | | you would have handselled | | they would have handselled |
Thesaurushandsel also hansel
nounChiefly British. Something bestowed freely:gift, present, presentation.EncyclopediaSeeHandsel Mondayhandsel
Related to handsel: DaphnaeSynonyms for handselnoun something bestowed freelySynonyms |