British spelling variant of 'hanseled,' meaning given a hand-sel or consecrated with an inaugural gift.
The British variant spelling of the past tense of 'hansel' (American: 'hanseled'), following British conventions with the doubled 'l' before adding -ed. Both versions have the same Old Norse etymology.
British spellings often double consonants before suffixes—'hanselled' vs. 'hanseled' is just like 'travelled' vs. 'traveled,' a quirk that makes British English look fancier but means the exact same thing!
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