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behandle

verb

Etymology

From be- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behondelje (“to handle, deal with, treat”), Dutch behandelen (“to handle, treat”), German behandeln (“to treat”), Norwegian behandle (“to treat”).

  1. inherited from *handulōną✻ — “to take, grip, feel”
  2. inherited from *handulōn✻
  3. inherited from handlian — “to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”
  4. inherited from handlen
  5. prefixed as behandle — “be + handle”

Definitions

  1. To handle all about

    To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA