SING.
_Masc._ _Neut._ _Fem._
Nom. blinder, _blind_ blinde[z] blindiu
Acc. blinden blinde[z] blinde
Gen. blindes blindes blinder(e)
Dat. blindem(e) blindem(e) blinder(e)
PLUR.
Nom. blinde blindiu blinde
Acc. blinde blindiu blinde
Gen. blinder(e) blinder(e) blinder(e)
Dat. blinden blinden blinden
On the loss of the {-e} in {blindem(e), blinder(e)}, see Sec. 9, 2. Umlaut
caused by the {-iu} occurs in the nom. sing. feminine and nom. acc. pl.
neuter of {al}, _all_, and {ander}, _other, second_, as {[a:]lliu},
{[a:]ndriu}. This rarely happens in other words.
SING.
_Masc._ _Neut._ _Fem._
Nom. micheler, _great_ michel(e)[z] micheliu
Acc. michel(e)n michel(e)[z] michel(e)
Gen. michel(e)s michel(e)s michelre,
micheler
Dat. michelme, michelme, michelre,
michel(e)m michel(e)m micheler
PLUR.
Nom. michel(e) micheliu michel(e)
Acc. michel(e) micheliu michel(e)
Gen. michelre, michelre, michelre,
micheler micheler micheler
Dat. michel(e)n michel(e)n michel(e)n
Like {michel} are inflected monosyllabic adjectives ending in {-l}, {-r}
with a short stem-vowel, and polysyllabic adjectives ending in {-el},
{-en}, {-er}, as {bar}, _bare_, {hol}, _hollow_; {zw[i]vel}, _doubtful_,
{eigen}, _own_, {tougen}, _secret_, {ander}, _other, second_, {bitter},
_bitter_, {vinster}, _dark_; {[e:]ben}, _even_, {[u:]bel}, _evil, bad_, &c.
See Sec. 9, 1,2.
2. {The Weak Declension.}
Sec. 56.
The weak declension of adjectives agrees exactly with that of the nouns.
SING.
_Masc._ _Neut._ _Fem._
Nom. blinde, _blind_ blinde blinde
Acc. blinden blinde blinden
Gen. blinden blinden blinden
Dat. blinden blinden blinden
Plural {blinden} for all cases and genders.
B. THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES.
Sec. 57.
The comparative was formed by means of the suffix {-er(e)} = OHG.
{-iro}, {-[o]ro}, and the superlative by means of the suffix {-est(e)} =
OHG. {-isto}, {-[o]sto}. On the l
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