handla

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

handla

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.

Verb

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

  1. alternative form of handle

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

handla

  1. to touch, to reach
  2. to handle

Conjugation

Conjugation of handla (weak)
present past
infinitive handla —
participle handlandi, -e handlaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk handlar handli, -e — handlaþi, -e handlaþi, -e
þū handlar handli, -e handla handlaþi, -e handlaþi, -e
han handlar handli, -e — handlaþi, -e handlaþi, -e
vīr handlum, -om handlum, -om handlum, -om handlaþum, -om handlaþum, -om
īr handlin handlin handlin handlaþin handlaþin
þēr handla handlin — handlaþu, -o handlaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk handlas handlis, -es — handlaþis, -es handlaþis, -es
þū handlas handlis, -es — handlaþis, -es handlaþis, -es
han handlas handlis, -es — handlaþis, -es handlaþis, -es
vīr handlums, -oms handlums, -oms — handlaþums, -oms handlaþums, -oms
īr handlins handlins — handlaþins handlaþins
þēr handlas handlins — handlaþus, -os handlaþins

Descendants

  • Swedish: handla

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of handla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive handla handlas
Supine handlat handlats
Imperative handla —
Imper. plural1 handlen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative handlar handlade handlas handlades
Ind. plural1 handla handlade handlas handlades
Subjunctive2 handle handlade handles handlades
Participles
Present participle handlande
Past participle handlad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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