Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhand

/ʌnˈhænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: un-hand
IPA: /ʌnˈhænd/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To release from the hand; to let go.

Example Sentences

"He holds him with his skinny hand, "There was a ship," quoth he. "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he."
"“Unhand' the lady!” said Vernon, in a severe tone, as, at the same time, he draw from his pocket a pistol. “Unhand her!” and he approached the lawyer"
"As he dried the last toe, she said, “Thank you. You may now unhand my feet”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English unhand From un- + hand.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnˈhænd/

Inflected Forms

unhands (present, singular) unhanding (participle, present) unhanded (participle, past) unhanded (past)

Rhymes With

and hand understand land stand band grand demand brand planned sand banned

Questions

How do you pronounce unhand?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈhænd/.
What does unhand mean?: To release from the hand; to let go.
Where does unhand come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English unhand From un- + hand.

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