handla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• handlet

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

• “handla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• Audio:

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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.

Related terms

• avhandla
• behandla
• förhandla
• handlare
• handling
• inhandla
• kohandla
• misshandla
• underhandla
• upphandla

References

• handla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• handla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• handla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)