betale

Equivalent to be- +‎ tale (“to speak”), from Middle Low German betalen, compare German bezahlen. A compound with the Germanic verb *talōną (“to tell; to count”).

• IPA^(key): /beˈtaːˀlə/, [b̥eˈtˢæˀlə], [b̥eˈtsʰɛˀl̩]

betale (past tense betalte, past participle betalt)

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

• betaling

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betale

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of betalen

From Middle Low German betalen.

betale (imperative betal, present tense betaler, passive betales, simple past betalte, past participle betalt, present participle betalende)

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

• “betale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

1. e-infinitive form of betala