handelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch handelen, from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. Equivalent to hand +‎ -elen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑndələ(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: han‧de‧len

Verb

handelen

1. (intransitive) to trade, do business
2. (intransitive) to act

Inflection

Conjugation of handelen (weak)
infinitive	handelen
past singular	handelde
past participle	gehandeld
infinitive	handelen
gerund	handelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	handel	handelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	handelt, handel2	handelde
2nd person sing. (u)	handelt	handelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	handelt	handelde
3rd person singular	handelt	handelde
plural	handelen	handelden
subjunctive sing.1	handele	handelde
subjunctive plur.1	handelen	handelden
imperative sing.	handel
imperative plur.1	handelt
participles	handelend	gehandeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• handelaar
• handelbaar
• handeling
• afhandelen
• behandelen
• onderhandelen
• verhandelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: handel
• Negerhollands: handel
• → Caribbean Javanese: andel

Related terms

• handel

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German handeln, from Middle High German handeln, from Old High German hantalōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. Cognate with Dutch handelen, English handle. In the sense “to trade, bargain” an older borrowing; the sense “to act” is recent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhandelen/, [ˈhɑndələn]

Verb

handelen (third-person singular present handelt, past participle gehandelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to act
2. (intransitive) to trade, to deal
3. (intransitive) to negotiate, to bargain

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	handelen
participle	gehandelt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	handelen	—
2nd singular	handels	handel
3rd singular	handelt	—
1st plural	handelen	—
2nd plural	handelt	handelt
3rd plural	handelen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• erhandelen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną.

Verb

handelen

1. to handle (take in the hand)
2. to act, to carry out
3. to handle, to treat (a subject)
4. to treat, to behave towards

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: handelen
• Limburgish: hanjele

Further reading

• “handelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “handelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

handelen m

1. definite singular of handel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handelen m

1. definite singular of handel