Inherited from Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”), from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)
handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)
Inherited from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”) from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
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handske c
A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | handske | handskes |
definite | handsken | handskens | |
plural | indefinite | handskar | handskars |
definite | handskarna | handskarnas |