Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAND'FAST
HAND'FAST, v.t. [Sax. handfæstan.]
To pledge; to betroth; to bind; to join solemnly by the hand. [Obs.] – B. Jonson. Sancroft.
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HAND'FAST, v.t. [Sax. handfæstan.]
To pledge; to betroth; to bind; to join solemnly by the hand. [Obs.] – B. Jonson. Sancroft.
Return to page 12 of the letter “H”.