bedraga

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish bedragha, from Middle Low German bedregen, from Old Saxon bidriogan, from Proto-Germanic *bidreuganą. Equivalent to be- +‎ dra. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål bedra, Norwegian Nynorsk bedrage, bedraga, bedra, Danish bedrage, German betrügen, Dutch bedriegen and West Frisian bedrage.

Verb

bedraga

  1. (somewhat dated) to deceive

Usage notes

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

Synonyms
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