bedrøve
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German bedrṏven, drṏven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną (“to trouble”), cognate with German trüben, Dutch droeven, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (drōbjan) (Swedish bedröva is also from Low German). Derived from the adjective *drōbuz (“troubled”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bedrøːˀvə/, [b̥eˈd̥ʁœˀʋə], [b̥eˈd̥ʁœwˀʊ]
Verb
bedrøve (past tense bedrøvede, past participle bedrøvet)
- (transitive) to sadden, distress
Inflection
Inflection of bedrøve
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | bedrøver | bedrøvede |
| perfect | har bedrøvet | havde bedrøvet |
| passive | bedrøves | bedrøvedes |
| participle | bedrøvende | bedrøvet |
| imperative | bedrøv | — |
| infinitive | bedrøve | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | bedrøven | — |
Derived terms
- bedrøvelig
- bedrøvelse
- bedrøvet
References
- “bedrøve” in Den Danske Ordbog