betra 2 “improve, reform”

“make amends; compensate”

common

transitive (acc of thing in need of mending, dat of party to be compensated)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek betra 1pl vér betrum 1sg ek betra 1pl vér betrim
2sg þú betrar 2pl þér betrið 2sg þú betrir 2pl þér betrið
3sg hon betrar 3pl þau betra 3sg hon betri 3pl þau betri
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek betraða 1pl vér betruðum 1sg ek betraða 1pl vér betraðim
2sg þú betraðir 2pl þér betruðuð 2sg þú betraðir 2pl þér betraðið
3sg hon betraði 3pl þau betruðu 3sg hon betraði 3pl þau betraði
preterite infinitive betruðu
past participle f. betruð m. betraðr n. betrat
imperative 2sg betra 1pl betrum 2pl betrið
middle voice: betrask “improve; mend one’s ways”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek betrumk 1pl vér betrumk 1sg ek betrumk 1pl vér betrimk
2sg þú betrask 2pl þér betrizk 2sg þú betrisk 2pl þér betrizk
3sg hon betrask 3pl þau betrask 3sg hon betrisk 3pl þau betrisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek betruðumk 1pl vér betruðumk 1sg ek betruðumk 1pl vér betraðimk
2sg þú betraðisk 2pl þér betruðuzk 2sg þú betraðisk 2pl þér betraðizk
3sg hon betraðisk 3pl þau betruðusk 3sg hon betraðisk 3pl þau betraðisk
past participle n. betrazk
imperative 2sg betrask 1pl betrumk 2pl betrizk

Derived from the comparative adjective PG *batizō, ON betri, OE betera, ME bettre, MnE better, Dutch beter, German besser, and thus shares a root with the verbs OE (ge)beterian 2, ME bettren, MnE better, Dutch verbeteren, German verbessern.

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