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HANDFAST
Etymology 1
Noun
handfast (plural handfasts)
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
Verb
handfast (third-person singular simple present handfasts, present participle handfasting, simple past and past participle handfasted)
(transitive) To pledge; to bind
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical, except, Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
Adjective
handfast
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
Etymology 2
Adjective
handfast (comparative more handfast, superlative most handfast)
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"fast`, n.
1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.]
Hand"fast`, a.
Definition: Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale.
Hand"fast`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Handfasting.]
Definition: To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.]
Hand"fast`, n. Etym: [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong. See Fast.]
Definition: Strong; steadfast.[R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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