Definitions for handsel
ˈhæn səlhand·sel

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. handselnoun

   A lucky omen.

2. handselnoun

   A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck.

3. handselnoun

   The first installment, or first payment of money in a day or series.

4. handselverb

   To give a handsel to.

5. handselverb

   To inaugurate by means of some ceremony; to break in.

6. handselverb

   To use or do for the first time, especially so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.

7. Etymology: handselen, or handsal. See sell, sale.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ha ndselnoun

   The first act of using any thing; the first act of sale.

   Etymology: hansel, a first gift, Dutch.

   The apostles term it the pledge of our inheritance, and the hansel or earnest of that which is to come. Richard Hooker.

   Thou art joy’s handsel; heav’n lies flat in thee,
   Subject to ev’ry mounter’s bended knee. George Herbert.

2. To Handselverb

   To use or do any thing the first time.

   In timorous deer he handsels his young paws,
   And leaves the rugged bear for firmer claws. Abraham Cowley.

   I’d show you
   How easy ’tis to die, by my example,
   And handsel fate before you. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handsel

   In Scotland, Handsel Monday or Hansel Monday is the first Monday of the year. Traditionally, gifts (Scots: Hansels) were given at this time.Among the rural population of Scotland, Auld Hansel Monday, is traditionally celebrated on the first Monday after January 12. This custom reflects a reluctance to switch from the old (Julian) style calendar to the new (Gregorian) calendar.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handselnoun

   a sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc

2. Handselnoun

   price; payment

3. Handselnoun

   to give a handsel to

4. Handselnoun

   to use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally

5. Etymology: [Written also hansel.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handsel

   Hansel, hand′sel, han′sel, n. the first sale or using of anything: earnest-money or part-payment by way of binding a bargain: (Scot.) a gift made on the first Monday of the year to a child or servant: a New-year's gift.—v.t. to give a handsel: to use or do anything the first time. [A.S. handselen, a giving into the hands of another; or Ice. handsal.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handsel

   hapsel=good luck, also handshake

   Lincolnshire etymology of old Norse, hap.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on May 26, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HANDSEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Handsel is ranked #160975 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Handsel surname appeared 100 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Handsel.
   
   98% or 98 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for handsel »

1. handles

How to pronounce handsel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say handsel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of handsel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of handsel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Handsel
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=handsel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handsel
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handsel
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=handsel
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html