Weak Adjectives, superlatives, and adverbs

Question 1

What should you look at to help solve the weak noun case?

Answer 1

The Nouns and Demonstratives

Question 2

Adj+ (a)

Masculine

Answer 2

NOM. Sg

Question 3

Adj + (an)

All genders

Answer 3

ACC/GEN/DAT. sg.
NOM/ ACC. pl

Question 4

adj+ (ra/ena)

All Genders

Answer 4

Gen. pl.

Question 5

adj + (um)

All Genders

Answer 5

DAT.pl.

Question 6

How is the compative formed?

Answer 6

By adding an -r to the stem, ALWAYS formed with the weak declention

Question 7

How is the superlative formed?

Answer 7

Formed by adding -est/ost to the end of the stem. Can be declined strong or weak.

Question 8

dear, dearer, dearest

Answer 8

Leof, leofra, leofost

Question 9

Hard, harder, Hardest

Answer 9

Heard, Heardra, heardost

Question 10

Good, better, Best

(Anomalous)

Answer 10

Gōd, betera/selra, betst/ selest

Question 11

Lytel, laessa, laest

(Anomalous)

Answer 11

Little, smaller, smallest

Question 12

Evil, worser, worst

(Anomalous)

Answer 12

Evil, Wiersa, Wierrest/wierst

Question 13

Big, bigger, Biggest

(Anomalous)

Answer 13

Micel, Mara, Maest

Question 14

Old, older, oldest

(I-mutation, tend to have -est ending)

Answer 14

Eald, Ieldra, ieldest

Question 15

How to form an adverb?

Answer 15

Add -e or -lice

Question 16

Sarlice

Answer 16

Painfully (sar ‘pain’ + lice)

Question 17

How is the comparative formed with adverbs?

Answer 17

Adding -or

Question 18

How is the superlative formed with adverbs?

Answer 18

Add -ost

Question 19

Painful, More painful, Most Painful

Answer 19

Sarlice, sarlicor, sarlicost