bedrøve

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bedrøːˀvə/, [b̥eˈd̥ʁœˀʋə], [b̥eˈd̥ʁœwˀʊ]

Verb

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bedrøve (past tense bedrøvede, past participle bedrøvet)

  1. (transitive) to sadden, distress

Conjugation

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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

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References

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