Hanse

hanse Hanses English +atic League Alternative forms en hanse obsolete en Haunce obsolete en Hans Etymology From en enm hanse, from en fro hanse guild; guild fee, from en la-med hansa, from en goh hansa, from en gmw-pro *hansu, from en gem-pro *hansō gathering; coalition; gang of men, from en ine-pro *ḱómsōd union; gathering, from en ine-pro *ḱóm beside, by, with, along + ine-pro *sed- to sit. In reference to the en Hanseatic League, via en de Hanse. Cognate with ang hōs company, retinue, escorts,Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "Hanse, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1898. Pronunciation en /hæns/ /hænzə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hanse.wav Southern England en æns ænzə 1 2 Noun en historical A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I. en historical The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies. en historical A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.Smith, William Charles. "Borough" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV. Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1878, p. 64. en historical The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages. en historical en hanse, the fees payable to a Hanse or its guildhall. Usage notes In reference to the cities of the Hanseatic League taken collectively, used as "the en Hanses". Synonyms merchant guild See en guild league of German cities See en Hanseatic League fees or residence See en hanse and en guildhall Derived terms en Hansard Hanse association Hanseatic,Hanseatic League Hanse city hanse-gild hanse-house Hanse league Hanse merchant hanse-penny Hanse town hansing,hansing-silver Translations merchant guild Czech: cs Hanza f French: fr Hanse f German: de Gilde f, de Hanse f Latin: la hansa Low German: German Low German: nds-de hanse, nds-de gill Marathi: mr हानसं Polish: pl hanza f Portuguese: pt hansa f Russian: ru Га́нза f Swedish: sv hansa c Scottish commercial league Latin: la Ansus German commercial league Hanseatic League References Anagrams en aehns Ehsan Haens Hanes Sanhe Shane Shean ashen heans German Etymology From de gmh hanse guild, from de goh hansa group; community; guild, from de gmw-pro *hansu, from de gem-pro *hansō. The modern specification of these sense follows de gml hanse guild; Hanseatic League, which is itself an early borrowing from Middle High German. Pronunciation de /ˈhanzə/ de De-Hanse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f de historic a guild; a kind of commercial, and sometimes military, confederation of cities in the later Middle Ages; in particular the Hanseatic League of northern Germany de die Deutsche Hanse the Hanseatic League de die Hanse der 17 Städte the Hanse of the 17 cities a similar confederation in Flanders and northern France de by analogy any similar confederation based first and foremost on commercial interests Declension f Derived terms de Hanseat de Hansestadt See also de Gilde de Zunft