# handgift

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A gift given directly (i.e. by hand), usually to a newly wedded couple; a wedding gift

## Etymology
From Middle English *handgift, from Old English handgift (“a gift given by hand; a marriage gift”), equivalent to hand + gift. Compare Dutch handgift, Middle High German hantgift (“handgift”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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