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

Conjugation of bedrøve
active passive
present bedrøver bedrøves
past bedrøvede bedrøvedes
infinitive bedrøve bedrøves
imperative bedrøv —
participle
present bedrøvende
past bedrøvet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund bedrøven

Derived terms

References

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