hondsom

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === handsom, handsum === Etymology === From hond (“hand”) +‎ -som (“-some”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔ̝ːndsum/, /ˈhɔndsum/, /ˈhandsum/ === Adjective === hondsom (Late Middle English, rare) Easily handlable or controllable. ==== Descendants ==== English: handsome Scots: handsome, haundsome ==== References ==== “hō̆ndsǒm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.