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*''<span style="background-color:#99FF99;">sa</span> miðus <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">þīna</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">glitnaþ</span>.'' ‘your mead is sparkling’ | *''<span style="background-color:#99FF99;">sa</span> miðus <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">þīna</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">glitnaþ</span>.'' ‘your mead is sparkling’ | ||
*''<span style="background-color:#99FF99;">so</span> vituvne <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">unstra</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">frobúðna</span>.'' ‘our knowledge is forbidden’ | *''<span style="background-color:#99FF99;">so</span> vituvne <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">unstra</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">frobúðna</span>.'' ‘our knowledge is forbidden’ | ||
===Comparison=== | |||
To form the comparative, most adjectives replace the usual endings with ''‑ums'' (which declines as an a-stem), though after i‑ and j‑stems, it becomes ''‑ims''. E.g.: | |||
* '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilums''''' ‘bigger’ | |||
* '''''grœunis''''' ‘green’ → '''''grœunims''''' ‘greener’ | |||
* '''''aglus''''' ‘difficult’ → '''''aglums''''' ‘more difficult’ | |||
The dative case is used to form comparative clauses by replacing the English preposition ''than'': | |||
* ''Is ist þam brōðra sīnin hǭðum.'' ‘He is taller than his brother.’ (Literally: “He is to-the brother of-himself taller.”) | |||
To form the superlative, most adjectives add ''‑ist'' to the stem. | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
'''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]''' | '''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]''' | ||