Old English · verb
handlian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈxɑnd.li.ɑn/[ˈhɑnd.li.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑnd · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- handle
Meaning
-
to handle (touch or feel with the hands)
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | handliġe | handlode |
| 2nd singular | handlast | handlodest |
| 3rd singular | handlaþ | handlode |
| Plural | handliaþ | handlodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | handliġe | handlode |
| Plural | handliġen | handloden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | handlian |
| Inflected infinitive | handlienne |
| Imperative singular | handla |
| Imperative plural | handliaþ |
| Present participle | handliende |
| Past participle | handlodġehandlod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handulōną. Equivalent to hand + -lian.
Descendants
handle
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