dåleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

dåle (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From Old Norse dáligr, equivalent to dár (“bad, insufferable”) +‎ -ligr (“-ly”). 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 (indefinite singular dåleg, definite singular and plural dålege, comparative dålegare, indefinite superlative dålegast, definite superlative dålegaste)

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.

References

“dåleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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