dårlig

Danish

Etymology

A merger of two words: 1. Old Norse dáligr, derived from dá n (“coma”), from Proto-Germanic *dawą, related to *dawjaną (“die”); and 2. Middle Low German dōrlik (“foolish”), derived from dōre (“fool”), from Proto-Germanic *dauzô, cognate with German Tor (cf. also Danish dåre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ɒːli]

Adjective

dårlig (neuter dårligt, plural and definite singular attributive dårlige, comparative værre or dårligere, superlative (predicative) værst or dårligst, superlative (attributive) værste or dårligste)

1. bad, unwell, poor

Derived terms

• dårligt (adverb)
• dårligdom

Adverb

dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

1. alternative form of dårligt

Usage notes

• The forms værre and værst are often used in place of dårligere and dårligst.

Further reading

• “dårlig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish dårlig.

Adjective

dårlig (neuter singular dårlig, definite singular and plural dårlige, comparative dårligere or verre, indefinite superlative dårligst or verst, definite superlative dårligste or verste)

1. bad, unwell, poor, of poor quality

Adverb

dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

1. badly, poorly

References

• “dårlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.