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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From på + dra.
Verb
pådra (imperative pådra, present tense pådrar, passive pådras, simple past pådro or pådrog, past participle pådradd or pådratt, present participle pådragende)
- to bring on, entail, incur (expenses)
- (reflexive, with seg) to incur (responsibility), catch (e.g. a cold), contract (disease), suffer (e.g. an injury), get (catch, contract, suffer)
References
- “pådra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “pådra” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From på + dra.
Verb
pådra (imperative pådra, present tense pådreg or pådrar, simple past pådrog, past participle pådrege or pådratt or pådradd, present participle pådragande, passive pådragast)
- to bring on, entail, incur (expenses)
- (reflexive, with seg) to incur (responsibility), catch (e.g. a cold), contract (disease), suffer (e.g. an injury), get (catch, contract, suffer)
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