"hand" meaning in Old English

See hand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xɑnd/, [hɑnd]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. Cognate with Old Frisian hond, Old Saxon hand, Old High German hant, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*handu}} Proto-West Germanic *handu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*handuz}} Proto-Germanic *handuz, {{cog|ofs|hond}} Old Frisian hond, {{cog|osx|hand}} Old Saxon hand, {{cog|goh|hant}} Old High German hant, {{cog|non|hǫnd}} Old Norse hǫnd, {{cog|got|𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃}} Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hand f, {{ang-noun|f}} hand f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-u-f|hand}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hand|handa|hand|handa|handa|handa|handa|handum|num=|title=|type=strong u-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], hand [nominative, singular], handa [nominative, plural], hand [accusative, singular], handa [accusative, plural], handa [genitive, singular], handa [genitive, plural], handa [dative, singular], handum [dative, plural]
  1. hand Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: hond
    Sense id: en-hand-ang-noun-GwAXBqQY Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 5 4 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 5 6 4 6 6 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 5 6 4 5 5 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Derived forms: handæx (english: hatchet), handbōc (english: manual), handcræft (english: dexterity), handgang (english: surrender), handġewrit (english: handwriting), handlian (english: to handle), handprēost (english: chaplain), handseten (english: signature), handweorc (english: manual labor), -hende (english: -handed), on hand gān (english: to surrender)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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            "3": "hand"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: hond, hand",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: hond, hand"
    },
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "English: hand",
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        }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Scots: hand, haund"
    },
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: hoane"
    }
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    },
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      "expansion": "Old High German hant",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Sciences",
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          "english": "hatchet",
          "word": "handæx"
        },
        {
          "english": "manual",
          "word": "handbōc"
        },
        {
          "english": "dexterity",
          "word": "handcræft"
        },
        {
          "english": "surrender",
          "word": "handgang"
        },
        {
          "english": "handwriting",
          "word": "handġewrit"
        },
        {
          "english": "to handle",
          "word": "handlian"
        },
        {
          "english": "chaplain",
          "word": "handprēost"
        },
        {
          "english": "signature",
          "word": "handseten"
        },
        {
          "english": "manual labor",
          "word": "handweorc"
        },
        {
          "english": "-handed",
          "word": "-hende"
        },
        {
          "english": "to surrender",
          "word": "on hand gān"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "A loner oft waits a grace for himself,\nCreator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,\nthrough a sea-way he should for long\nstir the frost-cold sea with hands,\ntravel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,\nMetudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ\nġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde\nhrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,\nwadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "hand"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hond"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xɑnd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɑnd]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hand"
}
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  ],
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      "english": "hatchet",
      "word": "handæx"
    },
    {
      "english": "manual",
      "word": "handbōc"
    },
    {
      "english": "dexterity",
      "word": "handcræft"
    },
    {
      "english": "surrender",
      "word": "handgang"
    },
    {
      "english": "handwriting",
      "word": "handġewrit"
    },
    {
      "english": "to handle",
      "word": "handlian"
    },
    {
      "english": "chaplain",
      "word": "handprēost"
    },
    {
      "english": "signature",
      "word": "handseten"
    },
    {
      "english": "manual labor",
      "word": "handweorc"
    },
    {
      "english": "-handed",
      "word": "-hende"
    },
    {
      "english": "to surrender",
      "word": "on hand gān"
    }
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        }
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    },
    {
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    {
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      },
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old English feminine nouns",
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        "Old English nouns",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "english": "A loner oft waits a grace for himself,\nCreator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,\nthrough a sea-way he should for long\nstir the frost-cold sea with hands,\ntravel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,\nMetudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ\nġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde\nhrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,\nwadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.",
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          "hand",
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    {
      "ipa": "/xɑnd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɑnd]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hond"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hand"
}

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