handske

From Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”), from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanskə/, [ˈha̝nsɡ̥ə]

handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)

1. a glove (item of clothing)

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• “handske” in Den Danske Ordbog

handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hanske

From Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”) from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

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handske c

1. a glove (item of clothing), traditionally made of leather

• behandskad
• handskas
• handskfack
• handskmakare
• ta i med hårdhandskarna