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*''-am'' = comparative (compared to past self) | *''-am'' = comparative (compared to past self) | ||
Adverbs can be formed from adjectives by adding ''dy'' before | Adverbs can be formed from both verbs adjectives by adding ''dy'' before the verb or adjective. However, often adverbs are unmarked. | ||
====Construct adjectives==== | ====Construct adjectives==== | ||
An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are chiefly used in literary Eevo; it also survives in some fixed expressions and prepositions. For example, ''eljað'' is a preposition meaning 'worth; worthy of', and is the construct form of an adjective *eli ('worthy'). | An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are chiefly used in literary Eevo; it also survives in some fixed expressions and prepositions. For example, ''eljað'' is a preposition meaning 'worth; worthy of', and is the construct form of an adjective *eli ('worthy'). | ||