bedraga
Swedish
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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
- (somewhat dated) to deceive
Usage notes
The apocopic form bedra is used much more often in today's Swedish.
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