- all the better, all the more
“Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.” — Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.
- the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)
“Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.” — The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
Formerfunctioning as a conjunction(also)