handbreadth

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handbreadth

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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”).

noun handbreadths

A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:
Similar: tefach, tefah

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@misc{handbreadth_2026,
  title = {handbreadth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handbreadth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}