bederven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bederven; see there for further etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdɛrvə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧der‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛrvən
Verb
bederven
- (ergative) to spoil, to go off, to go bad
- (transitive) to make worse
- (transitive) to indulge, spoil
Inflection
| Inflection of bederven (strong class 3+7, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bederven | |||
| past singular | bedierf | |||
| past participle | bedorven | |||
| infinitive | bederven | |||
| gerund | bederven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bederf | bedierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bederft | bedierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bederft | bedierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bederft | bedierft | ||
| 3rd person singular | bederft | bedierf | ||
| plural | bederven | bedierven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bederve | bedierve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bederven | bedierven | ||
| imperative sing. | bederf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bederft | |||
| participles | bedervend | bedorven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bederf
- bederving
Descendants
- Negerhollands: bederf, bederv
Anagrams
- bedreven
Middle Dutch
Etymology
The prefix is be- and the second element is from Proto-Germanic *derbaną, but whether the word was formed in Old or Middle Dutch or was inherited from Proto-Germanic is unclear: while on the one hand, there are no affixless reflexes of *derbaną attested in Old or Middle Dutch, there are also no cognates of this specific prefixed formation in other Germanic languages. Perhaps an Early Medieval or Late Antique formation, from when a hypothetical Frankish or early Old Dutch reflex of *derbaną had not yet become obsolete. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
bederven
- to ruin, to kill
- to damage, to destroy
- to perish
- to die
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: bederven
- Limburgish: bedèrve
Further reading
- “bederven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bederven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I