dårlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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A merger of two words: 1. Old Norse dáligr, derived from  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

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Adjective

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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

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Adverb

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dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

  1. Alternative form of dårligt

Usage notes

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish dårlig.

Adjective

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

  1. bad, unwell, poor, of poor quality

Adverb

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dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

  1. badly, poorly

References

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