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handlian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
handlian, p. ode; pp. od
To handle, feel
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  • Gif mín fæder mé handlaþ

    si attrectaverit me pater meus,

      Gen. 27, 12.
  • Hý ða spǽce swá lange handledon

    they handled the suit so long,

      Th. Chart. 302, 31.
  • Hálige béc handligan

    sacros libros manu tractare,

      L. Ecg. P. iii. 4; Th. ii. 196, 28: 12; Th. ii. 200, 7: Lchdm. iii. 198, 23: 204, 2; 208, 24.
Etymology
[Laym. hondlien: Orm. hanndlenn: Icel. höndla: O. H. Ger. hantalón tractare: Ger. handeln.]
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