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

Conjugation

Inflection of bedrage

	present	past
simple	bedrager	bedrog or bedragede
perfect	har bedraget	havde bedraget
passive	bedrages	bedroges or bedragedes
participle	bedragende	bedraget
imperative	bedrag	—
infinitive	bedrage	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	bedragen	—

Derived terms

• bedrag
• bedrager

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

bedrage

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

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
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
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