bedrøve
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedrøve (past tense bedrøvede, past participle bedrøvet)
- (transitive) to sadden, distress
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of bedrøve
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bedrøve” in Den Danske Ordbog