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)

  1. (transitive) to sadden, distress

Conjugation
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

References
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