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   handfast

   /ˈhan(d)fɑːst/

   verb

   • 1. engage (someone) to be married: "she was handfasted to my older brother Lewis"

   noun

   • 1. an engagement or marriage contract: "the only thing that can undo a handfast is a lack of love"

   Word Origin late Old English: from Old Norse handfesta ‘strike a bargain by joining hands’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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