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===Adjectives===

~~Adjectives have essentially~~ lost ~~all declension, at most declining for gender, where~~ the ~~forms are identical~~, ~~the only difference~~ being ~~that~~ the ~~masculine form triggers lenition.~~ (~~see ''~~{{lang|snon|{{term|~~sèl~~}}}}'')

Both the comparative and superlative forms were lost by the time of Sudrey Norse, being replaced with the usage of {{lang|snon|{{term|mèr}}}} ("more") and {{lang|snon|{{term|mast}}}} ("most"), so rather than, say, Old Norse "beztr" (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}}) for "better", it is instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh}} (lit. "more good").

~~Both the comparative and superlative forms were lost by the time of Sudrey~~ Norse, ~~being replaced with the usage of {{lang|snon|{{term|mèr}}}} ("more") and {{lang|snon|{{term|mast}}}} ("~~most"), ~~so rather than, say, Old Norse "beztr" (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}})~~ for ~~"better"~~, it is ~~instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh}} (lit. "more good")~~.

In modern Scots Norse, adjectives have at most three forms, 2 singulars and a plural. Only the singular changes for gender, where the distinction is through mutation, the masculine causing lenition while the feminine doesn't cause mutation.

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~~{{lang|snon|èn}} is the only adjective-like word in all of Scots Norse that retains a distinct plural form, ''{{lang|snon|{{term|ènarr}}}}''~~

===Prepositions===

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-Adjectives have essentially lost all declension, at most declining for gender, where the forms are identical, the only difference being that the masculine form triggers lenition. (see ''{{lang|snon|{{term|sèl}}}}'')
+Both the comparative and superlative forms were lost by the time of Sudrey Norse, being replaced with the usage of {{lang|snon|{{term|mèr}}}} ("more") and {{lang|snon|{{term|mast}}}} ("most"), so rather than, say, Old Norse "beztr" (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}}) for "better", it is instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh}} (lit. "more good").
-Both the comparative and superlative forms were lost by the time of Sudrey Norse, being replaced with the usage of {{lang|snon|{{term|mèr}}}} ("more") and {{lang|snon|{{term|mast}}}} ("most"), so rather than, say, Old Norse "beztr" (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}}) for "better", it is instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh}} (lit. "more good").
+In modern Scots Norse, adjectives have at most three forms, 2 singulars and a plural. Only the singular changes for gender, where the distinction is through mutation, the masculine causing lenition while the feminine doesn't cause mutation.
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-{{lang|snon|èn}} is the only adjective-like word in all of Scots Norse that retains a distinct plural form, ''{{lang|snon|{{term|ènarr}}}}''
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