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handfast
hand·fast H0042500 (hănd′făst′)n. Archaic A handclasp used to signify a pledge, such as a contract or marriage.
[From Middle English hondfast, past participle of hondfesten, to betroth, from Old Norse handfesta, to strike a bargain, pledge : hönd, hand + festa, to fasten, fix, affirm; see past- in Indo-European roots.]handfast (ˈhændˌfɑːst) n1. an agreement, esp of marriage, confirmed by a handshake2. a firm gripvb (tr) 3. to betroth or marry (two persons or another person) by joining the hands4. to grip with the handhand•fast (ˈhændˌfæst, -ˌfɑst)
n. Archaic. a covenant or contract, esp. a betrothal, usu. completed by a handclasp. [1150–1200; Middle English (past participle), earlier handfest < Scandinavian; fasten] handfast
Past participle: handfasted
Gerund: handfasting
| Imperative |
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| handfast | | handfast |
| Present |
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| I handfast | | you handfast | | he/she/it handfasts | | we handfast | | you handfast | | they handfast |
| Preterite |
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| I handfasted | | you handfasted | | he/she/it handfasted | | we handfasted | | you handfasted | | they handfasted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am handfasting | | you are handfasting | | he/she/it is handfasting | | we are handfasting | | you are handfasting | | they are handfasting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have handfasted | | you have handfasted | | he/she/it has handfasted | | we have handfasted | | you have handfasted | | they have handfasted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was handfasting | | you were handfasting | | he/she/it was handfasting | | we were handfasting | | you were handfasting | | they were handfasting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had handfasted | | you had handfasted | | he/she/it had handfasted | | we had handfasted | | you had handfasted | | they had handfasted |
| Future |
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| I will handfast | | you will handfast | | he/she/it will handfast | | we will handfast | | you will handfast | | they will handfast |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have handfasted | | you will have handfasted | | he/she/it will have handfasted | | we will have handfasted | | you will have handfasted | | they will have handfasted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be handfasting | | you will be handfasting | | he/she/it will be handfasting | | we will be handfasting | | you will be handfasting | | they will be handfasting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been handfasting | | you have been handfasting | | he/she/it has been handfasting | | we have been handfasting | | you have been handfasting | | they have been handfasting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been handfasting | | you will have been handfasting | | he/she/it will have been handfasting | | we will have been handfasting | | you will have been handfasting | | they will have been handfasting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been handfasting | | you had been handfasting | | he/she/it had been handfasting | | we had been handfasting | | you had been handfasting | | they had been handfasting |
| Conditional |
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| I would handfast | | you would handfast | | he/she/it would handfast | | we would handfast | | you would handfast | | they would handfast |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have handfasted | | you would have handfasted | | he/she/it would have handfasted | | we would have handfasted | | you would have handfasted | | they would have handfasted |
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