værre

See also: varre, verre, and värre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse verri (“worse”, comparative), from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, cognate of Swedish värre, English worse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrə/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɐ]

Adjective

værre (comparative, superlative (predicative) værst, superlative (attributive) værste)

1. worse
2. bad, difficult, disadvantageous, serious, troublesome, unlucky, unpleasant

Usage notes

This is a comparative form missing a positive form, hence it can be interpreted as the suppletive comparative form of dårlig and slem.

Synonyms

• dårligere, mere dårlig
• slemmere, mere slem
• ubehageligere, mere ubehagelig

Adverb

værre (comparative, superlative værst)

1. worse, more bad, more badly