OriginFrom Old Norse djarfr. "brave" sense revived in the 18th century.
- frank, forthright; brave, cocky
“Og Almachius sagde: «Hvorledes blev du saa djærv, at du tør svare mig saaledes?» Cæcilia svarede: «Saa djærv blev jeg af god Samvittighed og stærk Tro.»” — And Almachius said: "How did you become so candid that you dare to answer me in that manner?" Cæcilia replied: "This candid I became through good conscience and strong faith."
“... hurtig i at fatte en Beslutning, og i alle Ting djærv og stærk, som det egner sig en Helt.” — ... fast in the making of decisions, and in all respects brave and strong, as befits a hero.
“En Hane er djærvest paa sin egen Mødding.” — A cock is most cocky on its own midden.
Formsdjærvt(neuter) · djærve(attributive, definite, singular) · djærve(attributive, plural) · djærv(error-unrecognized-form, positive) · djærvere(comparative, error-unrecognized-form) · djærvest(error-unrecognized-form, superlative) · djærvt(error-unrecognized-form, positive) · djærve(plural, positive) · djærvere(comparative, plural) · djærvest(plural, superlative) · djærve(error-unrecognized-form, positive) · djærveste(error-unrecognized-form, superlative)