dårlig
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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)
Derived terms
Adverb
dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)
- Alternative form of dårligt
Usage notes
Further reading
- “dårlig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
dårlig (neuter singular dårlig, definite singular and plural dårlige, comparative dårligere, indefinite superlative dårligst, definite superlative dårligste)
Adverb
dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)
References
- “dårlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Categories:
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Danish adverbs
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål adverbs