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 To form the superlative, most adjectives add ''‑ist'' to the stem.
+* '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilist''''' ‘biggest’
+* '''''grœunis''''' ‘green’ → '''''grœunist''''' ‘greenest’
+* '''''aglus''''' ‘difficult’ → '''''eglist''''' ‘most difficult’
+The genitive case is used to form superlative clauses. The comparative itself is usually accompanied by a definite article:
+* ''Is ist þiža brœuðro sīnaro sa hǭðist.''''' ‘He is the tallest of his brothers.’ (Literally: “He is of-the brothers of-himself the tallest.”)
+====Irregular and Suppletive Forms====
+There are a number of irregular and suppletive forms of adjectives.
+* '''''gōþs''''' ‘good’ → '''''batums''''' ‘better’ → '''''batist''''' ‘best’
+* '''''uvils''''' ‘bad’ → '''''vresums''''' ‘worse’ → '''''vresist''''' ‘worst’
+* '''''līts''''' ‘little’ → '''''mitnums''''' ‘less’ → '''''mitnist''''' ‘least’
+* '''''managis''''' ‘many’ → '''''mǣžums''''' ‘more’ → '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’
+* '''''filus''''' ‘much’ → '''''mǣžums''''' ‘more’ → '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’
 ==Vocabulary==
 '''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]'''