betala

• betale (e-infinitive)
• bitala
• bytålå (dialectal)

From Middle Low German betalen.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈtaːla/, /bəˈtaːɽa/

betala (present tense betalar/betaler, past tense betala/betalte, past participle betala/betalt, passive infinitive betalast, present participle betalande, imperative betala/betal)

1. to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)

   Synonyms: svara, reia, greia, leggja, gjelda

• betaling
• ubetala, ubetalt

• “betala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish betala, bitala, bittala, from Middle Low German betalen, equivalent to be- +‎ tala.^[1]

Cognate with Danish betale, Norwegian Bokmål betale, Norwegian Nynorsk betala, betale, Dutch betalen, West Frisian betelje, German bezahlen, Low German betahlen and English betall. Displaced native gälda.

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈtɑːla/

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -¹ɑːla

betala (present betalar, preterite betalade, supine betalat, imperative betala)

1. to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services

   Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.

   My interest rate is way too high.

2. (reflexive) to pay; to be profitable
3. (colloquial) to pay; to be the subject of revenge

• (to give money in exchange for goods or services): gälda (archaic, formal)
• (to be profitable): löna sig

• betalan
• betalare
• betalning

• betala in Svensk ordbok.