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Danish

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhanskə/, [ˈha̝nsɡ̥ə]

Noun

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

  1. glove (an item of clothing)

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hanske

Swedish

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Etymology

Inherited 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhandˌskɛ/
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Noun

handske c

  1. glove (an item of clothing), traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves)

Usage notes

A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

References

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