Handselled

/ˈhændsəld/ verb

Definition

British spelling of handseled; past tense of handsel.

Etymology

British variant of the regular past tense, using '-elled' with doubled 'l' following British spelling conventions for verbs.

Kelly Says

British English preserves the doubled 'l' in handselled just as it does in 'travelled' and 'labelled'—a quirky spelling difference that hints at the word's Scandinavian origins where doubled consonants were common.

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