handfull

See also: håndfull

English

Noun

handfull (plural handfulls)

  1. Archaic form of handful.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hand- +‎ -full.

Noun

handfull m (definite singular handfullen, indefinite plural handfuller, definite plural handfullene)

  1. alternative form of håndfull

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hand- +‎ -full.

Noun

handfull m (definite singular handfullen, indefinite plural handfullar, definite plural handfullane)
handfull f (definite singular handfulla, indefinite plural handfuller, definite plural handfullene)

  1. a handful (amount that fills the hand)
  2. a handful (small number, e.g. of people)

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Old English

Etymology

hand +‎ -full

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxɑnd.full/, [ˈhɑnd.fuɫ]

Noun

handfull f (nominative plural handfulla)

  1. handful

Inflection

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative handfull handfulla, handfulle
accusative handfulle handfulla, handfulle
genitive handfulle handfulla
dative handfulle handfullum

Descendants

  • Middle English: handful

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From hand +‎ -full.

Noun

handfull c (indeclinable)

  1. handful; amount held in hand
  2. handful; a small quantity

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