bedyra

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bedüren. By surface analysis, be- +‎ dyr (“dear”) +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish bedyre, German beteuern.

Verb

bedyra (present bedyrar, preterite bedyrade, supine bedyrat, imperative bedyra)

  1. assure, assert, affirm
    Han bedyrade sin oskuld
    He protested his innocence

Conjugation
Conjugation of bedyra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bedyra bedyras
Supine bedyrat bedyrats
Imperative bedyra —
Imper. plural1 bedyren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bedyrar bedyrade bedyras bedyrades
Ind. plural1 bedyra bedyrade bedyras bedyrades
Subjunctive2 bedyre bedyrade bedyres bedyrades
Participles
Present participle bedyrande
Past participle bedyrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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