bedraga
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
bedraga (present bedrager, preterite bedrog, supine bedragit, imperative bedrag)
Usage notes edit
The apocopic form bedra is used much more often in today's Swedish.
Conjugation edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bedragande | |||
| Past participle | bedragen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- bedraga in Svensk ordbok.