English Explanatory Dictionary

handgift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gift given directly (i.e. by hand), usually to a newly wedded couple; a wedding gift

Word forms

handgift handgifts

Etymology

From Middle English *handgift, from Old English handgift (“a gift given by hand; a marriage gift”), equivalent to hand + gift. Compare Dutch handgift, Middle High German hantgift (“handgift”).

Related words

handsel
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