bejle

From Old Danish bithel (“suitor”), from Old Danish bithiæ (“to ask, request”)

bejle (imperative bejl, infinitive at bejle, present tense bejler, past tense bejlede, perfect tense har bejlet)

1. (poetic) to propose; ask for someone's hand in marriage

   Synonym: fri

   1. to flirt
   2. (figurative) to court, charm, allure

• bejler
• bejleri

• “bejle” in Den Danske Ordbog