Meanings
to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
Etymology
From *handuz (‘hand’) + *-lōną (frequentive suffix).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
| 1st singular | handlō | handlǭ | – |
| 2nd singular | handlōsi | handlōs | handlō |
| 3rd singular | handlōþi | handlō | handlōþau |
| 1st dual | handlōs | handlōw | – |
| 2nd dual | handlōþiz | handlōþiz | handlōþiz |
| 1st plural | handlōmaz | handlōm | – |
| 2nd plural | handlōþ | handlōþ | handlōþ |
| 3rd plural | handlōnþi | handlōn | handlōnþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
| 1st singular | handlōi | – |
| 2nd singular | handlōsai | handlōsau |
| 3rd singular | handlōþai | handlōþau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | handlōnþai | handlōnþau |
| 2nd plural | handlōnþai | handlōnþau |
| 3rd plural | handlōnþai | handlōnþau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
| 1st singular | handlōdǭ | handlōdēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | handlōdēz | handlōdēdīz |
| 3rd singular | handlōdē | handlōdēdī |
| 1st dual | handlōdēdū | handlōdēdīw |
| 2nd dual | handlōdēdudiz | handlōdēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | handlōdēdum | handlōdēdīm |
| 2nd plural | handlōdēdud | handlōdēdīd |
| 3rd plural | handlōdēdun | handlōdēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
| handulōną |
handlōndz |
handlōdaz |
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Descendants
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*handalon (Old Dutch)
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handelen (Middle Dutch)
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handelen (Dutch)
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handel (Afrikaans)
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andel (Caribbean Javanese)
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handel (Negerhollands)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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handlian (Old English)
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handlen (Middle English)
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handle (English)
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handelen (Dutch)
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händeln, handeln (German)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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handelia, hondelia (Old Frisian)
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hondelje (Saterland Frisian)
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handelje, hannelje (West Frisian)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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hantalōn (Old High German)
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handeln (Middle High German)
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האַנדלען (handlen) (Yiddish)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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hantalōn (Old High German)
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handeln (Middle High German)
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*handulōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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handlōn (Old Saxon)
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handelen (Middle Low German)
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handeln, hanneln (German Low German)
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hendlen (Plautdietsch)
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handla (Old Norse)
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handle (Danish)
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handla (Faroese)
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höndla (Icelandic)
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hanjdla (Norn)
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handle (Norwegian)
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handla (Old Norse)
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hǫndla (Old Norse)
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handle (Danish)
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handla (Faroese)
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höndla (Icelandic)
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hanjdla (Norn)
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handle (Norwegian)
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hǫndla (Old Norse)
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