Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German bitriogan, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan. By surface analysis, be- +‎ triegen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /bəˈtriə̯ɡən/

Verb

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betriegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present betriuget, past tense betrouc, past participle betrogen, past subjunctive betrüge, auxiliary hān)

  1. to deceive

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: betrügen

References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “betriegen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel