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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
Adjective
dårlig (neuter dårligt, plural and definite singular attributive dårlige, comparative værre or dårligere, superlative (predicative) værst or dårligst, superlative (attributive) værste or dårligste)
- bad, unwell, poor
Derived terms
Adverb
dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)
- Alternative form of dårligt
Usage notes
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish dårlig.
Adjective
dårlig (neuter singular dårlig, definite singular and plural dårlige, comparative dårligere, indefinite superlative dårligst, definite superlative dårligste)
- bad, unwell, poor, of poor quality
Adverb
dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)
- badly, poorly
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