“handleth” is a form of
handle
/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/ noun, verb
Forms handles handling handled
- noun The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- noun An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- noun (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments. “The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.”
- noun (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- noun (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- noun (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel. “The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.”
- noun (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable. “This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.”
- noun (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- verb (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- verb (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- verb (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- verb (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- verb (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way). “she handled the news with grace”
- verb (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- verb (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell. “a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock”
- verb (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
Synonyms
jug pot middy schooner sixty sixty-sixer ride deal feel finger manage touch treat grip handgrip hold care do by cover plow address palm wield
Etymology
From Middle English handel, handle, from Old English handle (“handle”), from Proto-West Germanic *handulā (“handle”). See verb below. Cognate with German Hantel (“dumbbell, barbell”), Danish handel (“handle”). Related to hand.
From Middle English handlen, from Old English handlian (“to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”), from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handulōną (“to take, grip, feel”), equivalent to hand + -le. Cognate with West Frisian handelje, hanneljen, hanljen (“to handle, treat”), Dutch handelen (“to handle, deal, act, negotiate”), German handeln (“to act, trade, negotiate, behave”), Swedish handla (“to buy, trade, deal”), Icelandic höndla (“to handle”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
- verb To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
- verb To use the hands.
- noun That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
Etymology [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See Hand.]
Etymology [AS. handle. See Hand.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “handle”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details