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handla
handla
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
handla
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse handla, hǫndla, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną.
Verb
handla
Conjugation
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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
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