Word: handfast
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: hand
fast
Definition: To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
Morphemes:
Affix: handfast
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hönd
Language: non
Decoded: hond
Meaning: hand
Affix: festa
Language: non
Decoded: festa
Meaning: to fasten, fix, affirm