betrap

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æp === Etymology 1 === From Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, equivalent to be- +‎ trap. Cognate with West Frisian betrappe, betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”). ==== Verb ==== betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped) (transitive) To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose. === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ trap. ==== Verb ==== betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped) (transitive) To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === betrap inflection of betrappen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative