informellere

Informellere is a linguistic term used to describe the comparative form of the adjective informell in certain Scandinavian varieties. It denotes a higher degree of informality than the base form informell.

Origin and form: informell is a loanword drawn from the English informal. In some Norwegian Bokmål varieties and certain dialects, the comparative can be formed with the suffix -ere, producing informellere. This productive suffix mirrors a broader pattern in Norwegian where many adjectives take -ere to form the comparative.

Grammatical notes: Informellere can function adjectivally before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb. However, its use is relatively limited in modern standard Norwegian, where the periphrastic form mer informell is typically preferred. In Danish and some other Scandinavian variants, different comparative strategies may be common, and informellere is less widely attested.

Usage and register: The form tends to appear in informal writing, media targeted at younger readers, or historical texts reflecting older orthography. In everyday formal Norwegian writing, speakers and writers are more likely to use mer informell or other periphrastic constructions to express the same idea.

See also: informell, Norwegian grammar, comparative forms in Norwegian, Danish grammar, Scandinavian loanwords.