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handla

handla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

handla

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

handla

  1. to touch, to reach
  2. to handle

Conjugation

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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

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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