prøvd

Prøvd is the Norwegian past participle of the verb prøve, meaning to try or to test. It is used to express that someone has attempted something or that something has been tested. In Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk, prøvd is the standard past participle form, and it is used in perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs, for example: jeg har prøvd, vi har prøvd. The simple past tense of the verb is prøvde (for example: jeg prøvde å ringe).

As an adjective, prøvd can describe something that has already been tested or attempted, as in a “tested” or “tried” method. The form is typically confined to contexts where Norwegian grammar would require a past participle to modify a noun or participate in a predicate.

Etymology and cognates: prøvd derives from the Norwegian verb prøve, which is related to similar forms in other Scandinavian languages. In Danish, the corresponding past participle is prøvet; in Swedish, the equivalent is prövat. These forms share a common Proto-Germanic heritage and reflect the same core meaning of attempting, testing, or proving.

Notes on usage: prøvd is commonly used in everyday Norwegian to indicate personal experience of attempting something (har prøvd), and it appears in contexts ranging from experiments to everyday tasks. The simple past variant prøvde is used for straightforward past actions, while prøvd covers completed experiences in compound tenses.