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.

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