dåleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • dåle (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

From 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.

Adjective

dåleg (neuter singular dåleg, definite singular and plural dålege, comparative dålegare or verre, indefinite superlative dålegast or verst, definite superlative dålegaste or verste)

  1. bad, ill, sick
    Eg kjenner meg dåleg.
    I feel sick.
  2. bad; of poor quality
    Hjula på denne bilen er dålege.
    The wheels on this car are of poor quality.

References

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