Of or pertaining to the German Hanse.

A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin. / A city in Idaho / A town in Wisconsin

simple past tense and past participle of hansel

present participle of hansel

A German fairy tale, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812, about the siblings named Hansel and Gretel who are threatened by a cannibalistic witch who lives in a house made of cake and bread.

(historical) A sort of breeches

(historical) A member city of the Hanseatic League. / A former member city of the Hanseatic League.

plural of Hanseatic city

(historical) The commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.

(medicine) The extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on the top of the bulla.