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§§230-3] Adjectives 107

§230.

SING.

Masc. Neut. Fern.

Nom. wilþeis, wild wilþi, wilþjata wllbi

Ace. wilþj««a wilj>i, wilj*jata wilbja

Gen. wilþeis wilbeis (or -jis?) wilþjíí/sōs

Dat. wllþjawwe "wiUpjamtna -wilþjál

NOTE.—The gen. sing, of an adjective belonging to this class is not extant

§ 231. Like wilþeis are declined aírzeis, astray · alþeis, old; faírneis, old; wōþeis, sweet.

wa-stems.

§ 232. The wa-stems are declined like the pure a-stems. Only a very few adjectives of this class are extant in Gothic : triggws, true; lasiws, weak, the regular form of which would be *lasius (§ 150), occurs once only, and that in the nom. sing. masc. The nom. singular forms *qtus, alive, pi. qiwái; *fáus, little, pi. fawái; *usskáus, vigilant, pi, usskawái, do not occur. See §§ 149, ISO.

i-stems.

§ 233. With the exception of the nom. sing, all genders, the ace. sing, neut., and the gen. sing. masc. and neut, all the forms went over into the ja-declension with the same endings as mlđjis (§ 228). Nom. sing, hráins like gasts (§ 1ΘΘ), ansts (§ 198); gen. sing, hráinis like gastis; nom. ace. sing. neut. hráin from prim. Germ. *xraini, cp. OE. bryce (neut.) from *bruki, brittle; Gr. "Spi, skilful. The gen. sing. fem. of an adjective of this class is not extant; nor is the -ata form of the nom. ace. sing, neuter.



		§§230-3] Adjectives 107 §230. SING. Masc. Neut. Fern. Nom. wilþeis, wild wilþi, wilþjata wllbi Ace. wilþj««a wilj>i, wiljjata wilbja Gen. wilþeis wilbeis (or -jis?) wilþjíí/sōs Dat. wllþjawwe "wiUpjamtna* -wilþjál NOTE.—The gen. sing, of an adjective belonging to this class is not extant § 231. Like wilþeis are declined aírzeis, astray · alþeis, old; faírneis, old; wōþeis, sweet. wa-stems. § 232. The wa-stems are declined like the pure a-stems. Only a very few adjectives of this class are extant in Gothic : triggws, true; lasiws, weak, the regular form of which would be lasius (§ 150), occurs once only, and that in the nom. sing. masc. The nom. singular forms qtus, alive, pi. qiwái; fáus, little,* pi. fawái; usskáus, vigilant,* pi, usskawái, do not occur. See §§ 149, ISO. i-stems. § 233. With the exception of the nom. sing, all genders, the ace. sing, neut., and the gen. sing. masc. and neut, all the forms went over into the ja-declension with the same endings as mlđjis (§ 228). Nom. sing, hráins like gasts (§ 1ΘΘ), ansts (§ 198); gen. sing, hráinis like gastis; nom. ace. sing. neut. hráin from prim. Germ. xraini, cp. OE. bryce (neut.) from bruki, brittle; Gr. "Spi, skilful. The gen. sing. fem. of an adjective of this class is not extant; nor is the -ata form of the nom. ace. sing, neuter.