Значение

значений: 2
  1. (переходный)To pledge; to bind.

  2. (Шотландия, переходный)To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

Происхождение

From Middle English hondfast, past participle of Middle English hondfesten (“to betroth”),

From Middle English hondfast, past participle of Middle English hondfesten (“to betroth”), from Old Norse handfesta (“to strike a bargain, pledge”), itself from hönd (“hand”) + festa (“to fasten, fix, affirm”), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European root *pHst-.

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Формы

handfasts, handfasting, handfasted, handfasted
Базовая формаhandfast · to handfast
3-е лицо ед. числаhandfasts
Причастие настоящего времениhandfasting
Прошедшее времяhandfasted
Причастие прошедшего времениhandfasted

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theyhandfast
he, she, ithandfasts

Past simpleУрок

все лицаhandfasted

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave handfasted
he, she, ithas handfasted

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill handfast

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