hansel
səl
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handsel or archaic, dialect or hansel (ˈhænsəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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 | |
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Hansel
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| hansel (ˈhænsəl) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| a variant spelling of handsel | |
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