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1. hā̆ndelī adv.

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(a) Readily [cp. hond(e 1b. (g)]; (b) handeli made, handmade, made by hands.

2. hō̆nden v.

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(a) To seize (sb.); (b) to look after (sb.), take charge of; (c) fair honded man, a man of great prowess in combat; lift-honded, right-honded, two-honded, q.v.

3. hā̆ndlī adj.

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Used or done with the hand, manual.

4. hō̆ndī adj.

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In surnames only: skilled with the hands, dexterous; hondi bodi.

5. hā̆nd-iswink n.

Additional spellings: handiswink
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Manual work, physical work.

6. hā̆nd-craftī adj.

Additional spellings: handcrafti
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Belonging to one of the manual arts, crafts, or trades.

7. neigh-hō̆nd(e adj.

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(a) Near in space or time, nearby, close; (b) nearby, almost.

8. hō̆nd-werkinge ger.

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Surg. Treatment employing the hands, operation.

9. nexte-hānd prep.

Additional spellings: nextehand
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Next to (sth.).

10. neigh-hō̆ndes adv.

Additional spellings: neighhondes
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Almost, nearly.

11. hō̆ndsǒm adj.

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Easy to handle or control, handy.

12. lift-hō̆nd(e adj.

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(a) Maimed; lift-hond man; (b) impenitent, incorrigible; ben the lift-hond, to be evil, act wickedly; (c) in surnames.

13. tọ̄̆fōre-hond(e adv.

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(a) Previously, earlier; (b) ahead of time, in advance as a preliminary or an anticipatory step or stage [some quots. could also be construed as (a)]; (c) in a preceding discourse, in an earlier part…

14. neigh-hẹ̄r-hō̆nde adj.

Additional spellings: neighherhonde, neigh her honde
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Nearby, in this vicinity.

15. next-hō̆nd(e adv.

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Nearest; most closely.

16. handī-dandī n.

Additional spellings: handidandi
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(a) The conveying of a bribe (secretly, as in a game of handy dandy); in handi-dandi, in an undercover passing of a bribe; (b) as adv.: with the secret conveying of money from one person to another.

17. īdel-hōnded ppl.

Additional spellings: idelhonded
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Empty-handed.

18. ō̆ver-hō̆nd(e n.

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(a) Mastery, victory; over-hond of (upon), mastery over (sb.); getten (haven, winnen) over-hond, to get (have, win) the upper hand; senden over-hond, grant (sb.) victory; (b) ?as surname.

19. under-hō̆nde adv.

Additional spellings: underhonde
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(a) In one’s possesssion; (b) in one’s charge or care; (c) in one’s control or power; also fig.

20. sīdenen adv.

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Sideways, at an angle.