bettla

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German betteln. First attested in 1615. Compare Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk betla. === Verb === bettla (present bettlar, preterite bettlade, supine bettlat, imperative bettla) (archaic, especially in legal contexts) to beg (as a beggar) Synonym: tigga ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== bettlare bettleri === References === “bettla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bettla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bettla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)