Hansel

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noun, verb (used with object), -seled, -sel·ing or (especially British) -selled, -sel·ling.

handsel.

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handsel or archaic, dialect or hansel (ˈhæns^əl)

—n
1.	a gift for good luck at the beginning of a new year, new venture, etc

—vb , -sels, -selling, -selled, -sels, -seling, -seled
2.	to give a handsel to (a person)
3.	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]

hansel or archaic, dialect or hansel

—n

—vb

[Old English handselen delivery into the hand; related to Old Norse handsal promise sealed with a handshake, Swedish handsöl gratuity; see hand, sell]

hansel (ˈhæns^əl)

—n, —vb
	a variant spelling of handsel

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