handled
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See also: håndled
English
Pronunciation
Verb
handled
- simple past and past participle of handle
Adjective
handled (not comparable)
- Having a handle or handles, often of a specified number or kind.
- a two-handled drinking cup
- A rake is a long-handled toothed gardening tool.
- 1881 December 3, Sydney Punch, page 8, column 2:
- The evil-smelling larrikin, beer-imbued —
The evil-loving brute-man homeward goes,
He kicks his dirty children with his boot,
Cursing their hunger, — and his poor worn wife
With cold flat-irons and handled broom awaits
His coming, to revile his drinking hard.
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- handledd (also Bokmål)
Etymology
Noun
handled m (definite singular handleden, indefinite plural handleder or handledar, definite plural handledene or handledane)
See also
- håndledd (Bokmål)
References
- “handled” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From hand (“hand”) + led (“joint”). Compare Danish håndled, German Handgelenk.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːd
Noun
handled c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | handled | handleds |
| definite | handleden | handledens | |
| plural | indefinite | handleder | handleders |
| definite | handlederna | handledernas |
See also
- vrist (“ankle”) (a false friend)
Verb
handled