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

References

• “handfull” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

References

• “handfull” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

hand +‎ -full

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑnd.full/, [ˈhɑnd.fuɫ]

Noun

handfull f (nominative plural handfulla)

1. handful

Inflection

Declension of handfull (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	handfull	handfulla, handfulle
accusative	handfulle	handfulla, handfulle
genitive	handfulle	handfulla
dative	handfulle	handfullum

Descendants

• Middle English: handful
  • English: handful

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hand-full”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Swedish

Etymology

From hand +‎ -full.

Noun

handfull c (indeclinable)

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

References

• handfull in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)