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sämre

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. From Old Swedish sämbre, from Proto-Germanic *sēmizô. Possibly a derivative of *sēmi- (“half”) or Old English sámr (“swarthy, darkish”). Cognate with Old English sæmra.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sämre

  1. comparative degree of dålig

Adverb

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sämre

  1. comparative degree of illa
  2. comparative degree of dåligt

References

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  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “*sǣmizan- ‘schlechter’”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 477f.

Further reading

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  • sämre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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