handla
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- handlet
Verb
handla
- simple past of handle
- past participle of handle
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 handl/handla)
- alternative form of handle
References
- “handla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse handla, hǫndla, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną.
Verb
handla
- to touch, to reach
- 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)
- to shop, buy
- to act; take action, do
- to be about; deal with + om
- Boken handlade om kärlek.
- The book was about love.
- Boken handlade om kärlek.
Conjugation
Conjugation of handla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | handla | handlas |
| Present tense | handlar | handlas |
| Past tense | handlade | handlades |
| Supine | handlat | handlats |
| Imperative | handla | — |
| Present participle | handlande | |
| Past participle | handlad | |
Related terms
- avhandla
- behandla
- förhandla
- handlare
- handling
- inhandla
- kohandla
- misshandla
- underhandla
- upphandla