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handla

“handla” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to shop, buy
  2. to act; take action, do
  3. to be about; deal with

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.

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