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* In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately;
* In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately;


* In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: ''emæke'', "to make up", is read as [ə'ma:kə].
* In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: ''yemæke'', "to make up", is read as ['ma:kə].
 


=Grammar=
=Grammar=
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===Comparative===
===Comparative===


The higher degree comparative is formed with the suffix '-or'. The second term of comparation is introduced by ''thon'' and is in the same case of the first, ex.:
The higher degree comparative is formed with the suffix '-or, -rX'. The second term of comparation is introduced by ''thon'' and is in the same case of the first, ex.:


* ''Ean ebowod hoyor* thon ean trie'' - A building higher than a tree.
* ''Ean yebow hoyor thon ean trie'' - A building higher than a tree.  
 
*the form heoyor is also found.


Just like in English and somtimes in Dutch, long adjectives form their comparative by adding the word 'mear' before the adjective. It corresponds to the 'more' formation in English.
Just like in English and somtimes in Dutch, long adjectives form their comparative by adding the word 'mear' before the adjective. It corresponds to the 'more' formation in English.
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|luttol
|luttol
|smallor
|smallor
|smalre
|smallre
|-
|-
|weney
|weney
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===Superlative===
===Superlative===


The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st').
The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost, -stX' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st').


* ''Thie sconost blœm in thie werold'' - The most beautiful flower in the world.
* ''Thie sconste blœm thiere werold'' - The most beautiful flower in the world.




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|-
|-
!'''Subject'''
!'''Subject'''
|colspan=2|ic
|colspan=2|ick
|colspan="2"|wie
|colspan="2"|wie
|-
|-
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|-
|-
!'''Object 2'''
!'''Object 2'''
|colspan="2"|mye
|colspan="2"|my
|colspan="2"|us
|colspan="2"|us
|-
|-
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|-
|-
!'''Object 2'''
!'''Object 2'''
|colspan="2"|thye
|colspan="2"|thy
|colspan="2"|yow, yiew*
|colspan="2"|yow*
|-
|-
!'''Possessive'''
!'''Possessive'''
|colspan="2"|thain
|colspan="2"|thain
|colspan="2"|yore, yiere*
|colspan="2"|yore*
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|'''Case'''
!rowspan="2"|'''Case'''
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|hæth
|hæth
|hebbeth
|hebbeth
|had
|hadde
|hadden
|hadden
|ehad
|ehad
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|scolde
|scolde
|scolden
|scolden
|—
| —
|hebbe
|hebbe
|''to shall, must''
|''to shall, must''
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|storf
|storf
|storven
|storven
|estorven
|estorven  
|wese
|wese
|''to die''
|''to die''
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|at
|at
|aten
|aten
|eyeten
|eëten
|hebbe
|hebbe
|''to eat''
|''to eat''
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|moghte
|moghte
|moghten
|moghten
|emuyen
| — (emoght)
|hebbe
|hebbe
|''to may''
|''to may''
|-
|halde
|hald
|heldst
|heldth
|haldeth
|hield, heald
|hielden, healden
|ehalden
|hebbe
|''to hold''
|-
|wirce
|wirc
|wircest
|wirceth
|wirceth
|wroghte
|wroghten
|ewroght
|hebbe
|''to work''
|}
|}


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[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Languages]]


[[Category:Germanic]]
[[Category:West Germanic languages]]