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Old English · adjective

handtam

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxɑndˌtɑm/
[ˈhɑndˌtɑm]
Syllables
ˈxɑnd · ˌtɑm (2 syllables)
Modern English
handtamehandledtameenough

Meaning

  1. tame enough to be handled

    Ġif ðū mid wilddēorum mē nū bǣtan wylt hī bēoð sōna handtame, [...]

    If you bait me with wild animals, they will soon be tame enough to be handled

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to hand + tam. Cognate with Old High German hantzam.

Descendants

handtame

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