handbreadth

Senso (Inglese)

A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.

sinonimi

handsbreadth

bundle

hand

✋

palm

hand’s breadth

hand’s-breadth

Traduzioni

ein wenig

etwas

bisschen

πλάτος παλάμης

handbreed

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine saterfriesisch: Houndebratte

Affine frisone occidentale: hânbreedte

Affine olandese: handbreedte

Affine tedesco: Handbreite

Affine svedese: handsbredd

Affine norvegese: håndsbredd

Affine islandese: handbreidd

In summary

Alteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (“handbreadth”); equivalent to hand + breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), German Handbreite (“handbreadth”) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”).