bedåra

See also: bèdara

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German bedoren, bedören. Equivalent to be- +‎ dåra. Related to dåre (“fool”). Cognate with Danish bedåre, Norwegian Bokmål bedåre and German betören.

Verb

bedåra (present bedårar, preterite bedårade, supine bedårat, imperative bedåra)

  1. to charm, to enchant
    • 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
      Jag är ett bedårande barn av min tid
      I am a charming child of my times

Usage notes

  • The prefix can be dropped for the more dated synonym.
  • Most used in the present participle bedårande (“charming, stunning, breathtaking”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedåra (weak)
active passive
infinitive bedåra bedåras
supine bedårat bedårats
imperative bedåra —
imper. plural1 bedåren —
present past present past
indicative bedårar bedårade bedåras bedårades
ind. plural1 bedåra bedårade bedåras bedårades
subjunctive2 bedåre bedårade bedåres bedårades
present participle bedårande
past participle bedårad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Further reading

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