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20 OLD-IRISH PARADIGMS
5. Stems in a consonant.
An instance is té, hot, N. Pl. F. téit. C^^- ^ C- tíjzju^
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
The Equative
dían, swift : dénithir.
léir, diligent : lérithir.
demin, certain : demnithir.
suthain, lasting : suthainidir.
erlam, ready : erlamaidir.
ThE COMPARAXn'E
sen, old : siniu.
dían, swift : déniu.
fáilid, glad : fáiltiu.
oll, great : uilliu.
ard, high : ardu.
lobor, weak : lobru.
tromm, heavy : trummu.
brónach, sad : brónchu.
cumachtach, mighty : cumachtchu.
ansae, difficult : ansu.
toísech, chief, first : toísigiu, toísechu, toísegu,
prior.
The Superlative
cóem, dear : cóemem.
toísech, chief : toísigem, toísechem.
follus, clear : faillsem.
ansae, difficuh : ansam.
In the Milan Glosses the suffix is sometimes doubled :
(h)úasal, noble : húaislem and húaislimem ; fírián, right-
eous : fíriánamam.
5. Stems in a consonant.
An instance is té, hot, N. Pl. F. téit. C^^- ^ C- tíjzju^
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
The Equative
dían, swift : dénithir.
léir, diligent : lérithir.
demin, certain : demnithir.
suthain, lasting : suthainidir.
erlam, ready : erlamaidir.
ThE COMPARAXn'E
sen, old : siniu.
dían, swift : déniu.
fáilid, glad : fáiltiu.
oll, great : uilliu.
ard, high : ardu.
lobor, weak : lobru.
tromm, heavy : trummu.
brónach, sad : brónchu.
cumachtach, mighty : cumachtchu.
ansae, difficult : ansu.
toísech, chief, first : toísigiu, toísechu, toísegu,
prior.
The Superlative
cóem, dear : cóemem.
toísech, chief : toísigem, toísechem.
follus, clear : faillsem.
ansae, difficuh : ansam.
In the Milan Glosses the suffix is sometimes doubled :
(h)úasal, noble : húaislem and húaislimem ; fírián, right-
eous : fíriánamam.
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