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*''llaw X'' = very | *''llaw X'' = very | ||
*''jal X'' = too X | *''jal X'' = too X | ||
Some adjectives have suppletive comparative and superlative forms: | |||
*''slawb'' 'good', ''føll'' 'better', ''føllws'' 'best' | |||
====Construct adjectives==== | ====Construct adjectives==== | ||
An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are chiefly used in literary Skellan; it also survives in some fixed expressions and prepositions. For example, ''deljað'' is a preposition meaning 'worth; worthy of', and is the construct form of an adjective *deli ('worthy'). | An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are chiefly used in literary Skellan; it also survives in some fixed expressions and prepositions. For example, ''deljað'' is a preposition meaning 'worth; worthy of', and is the construct form of an adjective *deli ('worthy'). | ||