Niw Englisc/Adjectives
Adjectives are the words that describe nouns. A Book becomes a red book or an old book. In Niw Englisch, adjectives agree with their noun in number, gender, and case.
Strong DeclensionEdit
| Case | Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | - | - | -e | -e |
| Genitive | -es | -es | -er | -er |
| Dative | -em | -em | -er | -en |
| Accusative | -en | - | -e | -e |
Examples:
- blind girl - blind Mæȝden (nominative singular)
- old woman - alde Frowe (nominative/accusative singular)
- young boy's book - Bok ȝunges Kniȝhtes (genitive singular)
Weak DeclensionEdit
The weak declension is found after the articles a/an and the
| Case | Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| Genitive | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Dative | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Accusative | -en | -e | -e | -en |
- the blind boy - þat blinde Kniȝht
- with the green book - mid þer grœnen Bok
ComparisonsEdit
All adjectives, regardless of word length or origin, add -er and -est in the comparative and superlative forms. Some umlaut, and some have irregular stems, though.
Umlauting AdjectivesEdit
- ald, ælder, ældest - old
- arm, ærmer, ærmst - poor
- brad, bræder, brædest - broad
- ferr, fierrer, fierrst - far
- great, grietter, griettst - great
- ȝung, ȝynger, ȝyngst - young
- hard, hærder, hærdst - hard
- heaȝh, hierr-, hieȝhst - high
- lang, længer, længst - long, tall
- naȝh, nierr, nieȝhst - near/nigh
- schort, schœrter, schœrtst - short
- soft, sœfter, sœftest - soft
- strang, strænger, strængst - strong
- swot, swœter, swœtst - sweet
- sur, syrer, syrst - sour
- wak, wæker, wækst - weak