Associations to the word «Hansel»

Wiktionary

HANSEL, noun. Alternative form of handsel
HANSEL, verb. Alternative form of handsel
HANSEL, proper noun. An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
HANSEL, proper noun. A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
HANSEL AND GRETEL, proper noun. A German fairy tale, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812, about the siblings named Hansel and Gretel who are threatened by a cannibalistic witch who lives in a house made of cake and bread.

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