værre

See also: varre, verre, and värre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse verri (“worse”). A comparative form, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛrə/, [ˈvæɐ̯ɐ]

Adjective

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

  1. worse
  2. bad, difficult, disadvantageous, serious, troublesome, unlucky, unpleasant

Synonyms

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, respectively.

Adverb

værre (comparative, superlative værst)

  1. worse, more bad, more badly
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