bederven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bederven; see there for further etymology. Unrelated to derven, but related to verderven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdɛrvə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧der‧ven
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

bederven

1. (ergative) to spoil, to go off, to go bad
2. (transitive) to make worse
3. (transitive) to indulge, spoil

Inflection

Conjugation of bederven (strong class 3+7, prefixed)
infinitive	bederven
past singular	bedierf
past participle	bedorven
infinitive	bederven
gerund	bederven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bederf	bedierf
2nd person sing. (jij)	bederft	bedierf
2nd person sing. (u)	bederft	bedierf
2nd person sing. (gij)	bederft	bedierft
3rd person singular	bederft	bedierf
plural	bederven	bedierven
subjunctive sing.1	bederve	bedierve
subjunctive plur.1	bederven	bedierven
imperative sing.	bederf
imperative plur.1	bederft
participles	bedervend	bedorven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bederf
• bederving

Descendants

• Negerhollands: bederf, bederv

Anagrams

• bedreven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

The prefix is be- and the second element is from Proto-West Germanic *derban.

However, whether the word was formed in Old or Middle Dutch or was inherited from Proto-Germanic is unclear: while on the one hand, there are no affixless reflexes of *derbaną attested in Old or Middle Dutch, there are also no cognates of this specific prefixed formation in other Germanic languages. Perhaps an Early Medieval or Late Antique formation, from when a hypothetical Frankish or early Old Dutch reflex of *derbaną had not yet become obsolete.

Initially this verb was strong; the meaning was 'to collapse, to destroy'. The causative, intransitive verb derived from *-darbjan- was weak and had the meaning 'to perish, to die'. The combination of meaning 'to work' and 'to perish' as in Old English deorfan is remarkable.

Verb

bederven

1. to ruin, to kill
2. to damage, to destroy
3. to perish
4. to die

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bederven
• Limburgish: bedèrve

Further reading

• “bederven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bederven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I