bedrage

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bedrēgen, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan, cognate with German betrügen, Dutch bedriegen, derived from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą, hence German trügen, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (driugan). The Danish verb has been assimilated to the native word drage (“to draw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥eˈd̥ʁɑˀwə], [b̥eˈd̥ʁɑwˀə]

Verb

bedrage (present tense bedrager, past tense bedrog or bedragede, past participle bedraget, c bedragen, definite or plural bedragne)

1. to deceive
2. to betray
3. (law) to defraud

   Synonyms: snyde, svige

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedrage

active passive present bedrager bedrages past bedrog or bedragede bedroges or bedragedes infinitive bedrage bedrages imperative bedrag — participle present bedragende past bedraget (auxiliary verb have) gerund bedragen

Derived terms

• bedrag
• bedrager
• bedrageri

References

• “bedrage” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdraː.ɣə/

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• Hyphenation: be‧dra‧ge
• Rhymes: -aːɣə

Verb

bedrage

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

Noun

bedrage

1. (archaic) dative singular of bedrag

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈdrɑ.ɡe/, [beˈdrɑ.ɣe]

Verb

bedrage

1. inflection of bedragan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bidriāga, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdraːɣə/

Verb

bedrage

1. to deceive

Inflection

Strong class 6, prefixed
infinitive	bedrage
3rd singular past	bedreach
past participle	bedragen
infinitive	bedrage
long infinitive	bedragen
gerund	bedragen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	bedraach	bedreach
2nd singular	bedraachst	bedreachst
clitic form	bedraachsto	bedreachsto
3rd singular	bedraacht	bedreach
plural	bedrage	bedreagen
imperative	bedraach
participles	bedragend	bedragen

Further reading

• “bedrage (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011