OriginFrom Old Norse dáligr. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dårleg, from Low German, which is more common in modern writings due to influence from Norwegian Bokmål and ultimately Danish.
- bad, ill, sick
“Eg kjenner meg dåleg.” — I feel sick.
- bad; of poor quality
“Hjula på denne bilen er dålege.” — The wheels on this car are of poor quality.
Formsdåleg(neuter, singular) · dålege(definite, plural, singular) · dålegare(comparative) · verre(comparative) · dålegast(indefinite, superlative) · verst(indefinite, superlative) · dålegaste(definite, superlative) · verste(definite, superlative) · dåle(alternative, pronunciation-spelling)
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