Bedröva

Old Swedish Dictionary - bedröva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bedröva" (or bedrøva) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

bedröva (bedrøva): pret. bedrövlig, sorglig. j thenne bedröffwade wärldhinne MP 5: 172. - som bedrövar, som bereder sorg, sorglig. lat warda bedröft j mik alt thät som minne siäl är skadhelikith SvB 70 (c. 1500).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so bedröva may have also been written as bedrøva

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚦᚱᚯᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.