bedraga

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish bedragha, from Middle Low German bedregen, from Old Saxon bidriogan, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan. By surface analysis, be- +‎ draga, etymologically equivalent to be- +‎ dryga. Displaced native svika in this sense.

Verb

bedraga (present bedrager, preterite bedrog, supine bedragit, imperative bedrag)

  1. (somewhat dated) synonym of bedra

Usage notes

The apocopic form bedra is used much more often in today's Swedish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedraga (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive bedraga bedragas
supine bedragit bedragits
imperative bedrag —
imper. plural1 bedragen —
present past present past
indicative bedrager bedrog bedrags, bedrages bedrogs
ind. plural1 bedraga bedrogo bedragas bedrogos
subjunctive2 bedrage bedroge bedrages bedroges
present participle bedragande
past participle bedragen

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

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