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bete.

bait

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbeːˌtɛ/

  1. bait

    neuter
    en råttfälla med ost som bete
    att använda en mask som bete

  2. grazing (feeding of livestock by letting them graze)

    neuter
    släppa ut kor på bete

  3. pasturage (what livestock eat when out to pasture)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse beita (“food, bait”).

verb/bɛˈteː/

  1. to behave (oneself)

    reflexive
    Hon kan inte bete sig
    Han beter sig väl

  2. to behave (oneself) to act

    reflexive
    Hon betedde sig konstigt
Where this word comes from

be- + te (“appear”)

noun/ˈbeːˌtɛ/

  1. a tusk

    common-gender
    Elefanter och valrossar har betar
    Narvalens horn är en tand, eller bete
Where this word comes from

Related to bita (“to bite”). Also see Icelandic biti.

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