handla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

handla

  1. simple past of handle
  2. 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)

  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

Descendants


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. to be about; deal with + om
    Boken handlade om kärlek.
    The book was about love.

Conjugation

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