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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to hand + tam. Cognate with Old High German hantzam.
Pronunciation
Adjective
handtam
- 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
- (Hml. S. 8, 85)
Declension
Declension of handtam — Strong
Declension of handtam — Weak
Descendants