bedåra
See also: bèdara
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German bedoren, bedören. Equivalent to be- + dåra. Related to dåre (“fool”). Cognate with Danish bedåre, Norwegian Bokmål bedåre and German betören.
Verb
[edit]bedåra (present bedårar, preterite bedårade, supine bedårat, imperative bedåra)
- to charm, to enchant
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
- Jag är ett bedårande barn av min tid
- I am a charming child of my times
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
Usage notes
[edit]- The prefix can be dropped for the more dated synonym.
- Most used in the present participle bedårande (“charming, stunning, breathtaking”).
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedåra | bedåras | ||
| supine | bedårat | bedårats | ||
| imperative | bedåra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bedåren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bedårar | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
| ind. plural1 | bedåra | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
| subjunctive2 | bedåre | bedårade | bedåres | bedårades |
| present participle | bedårande | |||
| past participle | bedårad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bedåra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)