(obsolete) A lucky omen. / A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck.

(transitive) To give a handsel to. / (transitive) To inaugurate by means of some ceremony; to break in.

plural of handsel

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handsel

simple past tense and past participle of handsel

present participle of handsel

present participle of handsel

simple past tense and past participle of handsel

(archaic) A cheapjack, or itinerant seller.

plural of handseller