Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. (somewhat dated) Synonym of bedra

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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