bedyre

Danish

Etymology

From Low German bedǖren, compare German beteuern. Derived from the adjective dǖr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with English dear, German teuer, Danish dyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bedyːˀrə/, [b̥eˈd̥yˀɐ]

Verb

bedyre (past tense bedyrede, past participle bedyret)

1. to assert, affirm

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedyre

active passive present bedyrer bedyres past bedyrede bedyredes infinitive bedyre bedyres imperative bedyr — participle present bedyrende past bedyret (auxiliary verb have) gerund bedyren

References

• “bedyre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German bedǖren, compare German beteuern. Derived from the adjective dǖr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with English dear, German teuer, Norwegian Bokmål dyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bedyˊre]

Verb

bedyre (imperative bedyr, present tense bedyrer, passive bedyres, simple past bedyret or bedyra or bedyrte, past participle bedyret or bedyra or bedyrt, present participle bedyrende)

1. to assert, asseverate

References

• “bedyre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bedyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.