- a variation of handsel.
hansel
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Our monarch’s hindmost year but ane Was five-and-twenty days begun, Twas then a blast o’ Janwar win’ Blew hansel in on Robin.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
It is proper, also, the eldest son should hansel the house.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard
The hansel shall not be a bad one," replied the soldier, "seeing that I have been lucky at cards of late, and am in love.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
In the midst of the town, There he showed his ware; ‘Pottës, pottës,’ he gan cry full soon, ‘Have hansel for the mare!’
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank
But Osberne said: "Stephen, my friend and fellow, reach out thine hand that I give thee hansel before all of these of what mastership there is in me."
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
However, we hanselled your cup, as you know she is of a thirsty temperament.”
From The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by Brewster, David, Sir
The younger men had "hanselled" their good bargain overwell, and were laughing and talking freely, as they walked up the white road from the haven.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
On him the Church was built, that is, through him: it was he who hanselled the key.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Allies, Thomas W.
Then the place was hanselled with its first regularly prepared dinner, the first meal beneath its roof at which a woman had presided.
From A Hero of Ticonderoga by Robinson, Rowland E.
Then he made peace between them and clad them all in sumptuous robes of honour and hanselled them with precious jewels of land and sea.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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