Hansel - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhan(t)səl|
Brit.
|ˈhans(ə)l|
noun
- Alternative form of handsel.
- An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
- A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, originally Hänsel und Gretel as adapted by Giambattista Basile and more recently the brothers Grimm.
- An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
- A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, originally Hänsel und Gretel as adapted by Giambattista Basile and more recently the brothers Grimm.
verb
- Alternative form of handsel.
Extra examples
It was the immemorial custom for servants to receive handsel or first gifts of the year on this day.
No expression was ever yet used which some one had not to handsel.
I wanted to present her with something to handsel friendship.
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