værre

See also: varre, verre, and värre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse verri (“worse”, comparative), from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, cognate of Swedish värre, English worse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛrə/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɐ]

Adjective

værre (comparative, superlative (predicative) værst, superlative (attributive) værste)

worse
bad, difficult, disadvantageous, serious, troublesome, unlucky, unpleasant

Usage notes

This is a comparative form missing a positive form, hence it can be interpreted as the suppletive comparative form of dårlig and slem.

Synonyms

dårligere, mere dårlig
slemmere, mere slem
ubehageligere, mere ubehagelig

Adverb

værre (comparative, superlative værst)

worse, more bad, more badly

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