betelje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bitalia, from Proto-West Germanic *bitalōn, equivalent to be- +‎ taal +‎ -je.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈtɛljə/

Verb

betelje

1. to pay

Inflection

Weak class 2, prefixed
infinitive	betelje
3rd singular past	betelle
past participle	betelle
infinitive	betelje
long infinitive	beteljen
gerund	beteljen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	betelje	betelle
2nd singular	betellest	betellest
clitic form	betellesto	betellesto
3rd singular	betellet	betelle
plural	betelje	betellen
imperative	betelje
participles	beteljend	betelle

Derived terms

• werombetelje

Further reading

• “betelje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011