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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
handfast \hand"fast`\, a. [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong.
See Fast.]
Strong; steadfast.[R.] --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
handfast \hand"fast`\ (h[a^]nd"f[.a]st`), n.
1. Hold; grasp [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. Custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. A contract; specifically, an espousal. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
handfast \hand"fast`\, a.
Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] --Bale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
handfast \hand"fast`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. handfasted; p. pr.
& vb. n. handfasting.]
1. To pledge; to bind. [Obs.]
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2. To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit
cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage;
in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry
provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after
which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved.
[Obs.]
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Note: Handfasting was a simple contract of agreement under
which cohabitation was permitted for a year, at the end
of which time the contract could be either dissolved or
made permanent by a formal marriage. Such marriages, at
first probably not intended to be temporary, are
supposed to have originated in Scotland from a scarcity
of clergy, and to have existed at times in other
countries.
[Century Dict. 1906.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Handfast \Hand"fast`\, n.
1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
[Obs.] --Shak.
2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Handfast \Hand"fast`\, a.
Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] --Bale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Handfast \Hand"fast`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handfasted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Handfasting.]
To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to
cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Handfast \Hand"fast`\, n. [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong.
See Fast.]
Strong; steadfast.[R.] --Carlyle.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
(lb en obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or
keeping.
2 (lb en obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically
betrothal, espousal.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To pledge; to bind.
2 (lb en transitive Scotland archaic or historical except Wicca) To
betroth by join#Verb hand#Noun, in order to allow for cohabitation
before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
a.
(lb en rare) Strong; steadfast.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
(lb en obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or
keeping.
2 (lb en obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically
betrothal, espousal.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To pledge; to bind.
2 (lb en transitive Scotland archaic or historical except Wicca) To
betroth by join#Verb hand#Noun, in order to allow for cohabitation
before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
a.
(lb en rare) Strong; steadfast.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
(lb en obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or
keeping.
2 (lb en obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically
betrothal, espousal.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To pledge; to bind.
2 (lb en transitive Scotland archaic or historical except Wicca) To
betroth by join#Verb hand#Noun, in order to allow for cohabitation
before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
a.
(lb en rare) Strong; steadfast.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
(lb en obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or
keeping.
2 (lb en obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically
betrothal, espousal.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To pledge; to bind.
2 (lb en transitive Scotland archaic or historical except Wicca) To
betroth by join#Verb hand#Noun, in order to allow for cohabitation
before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
a.
(lb en rare) Strong; steadfast.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
1 (tagg: text=bokstavligt; om person) som har fasta och kraftiga
hand; som är starkt byggd och har stora kroppskrafter; (tagg:
text=utvidgat; om person, handling) som utstrålar kraft och orubblighet
2 (tagg: text=överfört; om abstrakta förhållanden) som tycks mycket
påtaglig, tydlig, bestämd eller konkret
3 (tagg: text=om råd e.d.) konkret, som är lätt att omsätta i
praktiken
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
handfast
a.
1 (tagg: text=bokstavligt; om person) som har fasta och kraftiga
hand; som är starkt byggd och har stora kroppskrafter; (tagg:
text=utvidgat; om person, handling) som utstrålar kraft och orubblighet
2 (tagg: text=överfört; om abstrakta förhållanden) som tycks mycket
påtaglig, tydlig, bestämd eller konkret
3 (tagg: text=om råd e.d.) konkret, som är lätt att omsätta i
praktiken
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]handfast /hˈandfast/ [archaic] EheversprechenFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ], Verlobung [soc.] Synonyms: affiancing, affiance, betrothal, betrothment, espousal, trothplight, plighting of your troth
handfast /hˈandfast/From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-deu ]håndfast strong; steadfast
handfast /hˈandfast/From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-pol ]handfest 2. konkret, som är lätt att omsätta i praktiken 3. om tycks mycket påtaglig, tydlig, bestämd eller konkret 4. som är starkt byggd och har stora kroppskrafter; som utstrålar kraft och orubblighet
handfast /hˈandfast/From IPA:nb : [ IPA:nb ]krzepki, silny, stanowczy som är starkt byggd och har stora kroppskrafter; som utstrålar kraft och orubblighet
From IPA:sv : [ IPA:sv ]/ˈhɔnfɑst/
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/²h'anːdfasːt/
n. 婚约