handling
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling”), equivalent to handle + -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action”), German Handlung (“act, action”), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action”).
[edit] Noun
handling (plural handlings)
- A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See handle
- The heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day - Edmund Spenser
- (art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch - Fairholt
- A criminal offence, the trade with stolen goods.
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touching, controlling, managing with the hands
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criminal offence
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[edit] Etymology 2
From handle.
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handling
- Present participle of handle.
[edit] Norwegian
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From the verb handle
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handling
- an act, deed
- action
- the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
- shopping; the action of visiting shops
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of handling
| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokmål m | handling | handlingen | handlinger | handlingene |
| Bokmål f | handling | handlinga | handlinger | handlingene |
| Nynorsk f | handling | handlinga [handlingi] | handlingar | handlingane |
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From the verb handla
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handling c.
- an act, a deed
- an act, a document
- action
- the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
- shopping; the action of visiting shops
[edit] Declension
Declension of handling
| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | handling | handlingen | handlingar | handlingarna |
| genitive | handlings | handlingens | handlingars | handlingarnas |