bedraga

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bedra

Etymology

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

bedraga (present bedrager, preterite bedrog, supine bedragit, imperative bedrag)

1. (somewhat dated) Synonym of bedra

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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

• lura

Related terms

• bedrägeri

Further reading

• bedraga in Svensk ordbok.