Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Verb edit

handla

  1. inflection of handle:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.

Verb edit

handla (present tense handlar, past tense handla, past participle handla, passive infinitive handlast, present participle handlande, imperative handla/handl)

  1. alternative form of handle

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Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse handla, hǫndla, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną.

Verb edit

handla

  1. to touch, to reach
  2. to handle

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Descendants edit

  • Swedish: handla

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, hǫndla, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. In the sense trade influenced by from Middle Low German handelen and German handeln.

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Verb edit

handla (present handlar, preterite handlade, supine handlat, imperative handla)

  1. to shop, buy
  2. to act; take action, do
  3. (with "om") to be about; deal with
    Boken handlade om kärlek.
    The book was about love.

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