"bedrift" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedrifts [present, singular, third-person], bedrifting [participle, present], bedrifted [participle, past], bedrifted [past]
Etymology: From be- (“about, around”) + drift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|drift|t1=about, around}} be- (“about, around”) + drift Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedrift (third-person singular simple present bedrifts, present participle bedrifting, simple past and past participle bedrifted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To drift about; drift around. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: bedrive
    Sense id: en-bedrift-en-verb-tOtGBOb2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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