dårlig

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).

• IPA^(key):

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

• dårligt (adverb)
• dårligdom

dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

1. Alternative form of dårligt

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

• “dårlig” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Danish dårlig.

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

1. bad, unwell, poor, of poor quality

dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

1. badly, poorly

• “dårlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.