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bedre

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See also: бедре

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bedre

  1. comparative degree of god - better

Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- (to burrow, dig), see also bads (hunger, starvation).[1]

Noun

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bedre f (5th declension)

  1. pit, hollow, depression
  2. pothole

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “113-14”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 113-14

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Danish bedre, from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

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bedre

  1. comparative degree of god: better
  2. comparative degree of bra
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse betra.

Verb

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bedre (imperative bedr or bedre, present tense bedrer, simple past and past participle bedra or bedret, present participle bedrende)

  1. (also reflexive) to improve
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Slovak

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Noun

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bedre

  1. locative singular of bedro