bēda

Etymology
From, from , the lengthened grade of. Via ē > ey alternation, there was also a parallel form, from which derive the Germanic and Greek forms, and its o-grade , from which derive the Slavic forms. (Some specialists consider a borrowing from Slavic, but the falling intonation is not usually found on borrowings.) The meaning change was probably “to bend, to press” > “to experience coertion, humiliation” > “(to be in) a bad situation.” Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< “to bend”), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< , the zero grade of ).

Noun

 * 1)  sadness, sorrow, grief emotional state caused by, e.g., unhappiness, loss
 * 2) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern
 * 1) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern
 * 1) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern
 * 1) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern
 * 1) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern
 * 1) trouble, misfortune, disaster unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern