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21
THE ADJECTIVE
The adjective was fully declined in OE, having 3 genders,
2 numbers, and 4 cases (sometimes also a fifth case – the instrumental).
There were 2 declensions of adjectives: the strong and the weak one.
The former was used with nouns, not accompanied by a definite article or
a demonstrative or possessive adjective. The latter was resorted to when
the noun was preceded by such a word. Thus we find in OE texts
ʒōd mann "good man" but se ʒōda mann "the good man".
Most strong adjectives are declined like nouns in the a-stem, the
weak adjectives are declined like nouns of weak declension.
NB. Adjectives were freely substantivized in OE.
Table 10. Strong Declension blæc (black)
Number
Singular
Plural
Gender
Case
m.
f.
n.
m.
f.
n.
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
blæc
blaces
blacum
blæce
blacu
blæcre
blæcre
blace
blæc
blaces
blacum
blæce
blace
blacra
blacum
blace
blaca
blacra
blacum
blaca
blacu
blacra
blacum
blacu
NB.: Instr. blace – blace – – -
Table 11. Weak Declension (only 4 cases)
Number
Plural
Gender
Case
m.
f.
n.
All
genders
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
blaca
blacan
blacan
blacan
blace
blacan
blacan
blacan
blace
blacan
blacan
blace
blacan
blacra
blacum
blacan
Table 12. Degrees of Comparison (three forms)
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
blæc " black"
lytel "little"
micel "much"
blæcra "blacker"
læssa "less"
māra "more"
blacost "blackest"
læst "the least"
mæst "the most"

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