§ 132. The weak declension of adjectivs is fully identical with the
weak or =n=-declension of nouns (§§ 107-112). But it must be noticed
that the f. of the weak adj. inflects like the paradim =tuggô= (cp. §
112, n. 1).--Exampl of an inflected weak adj. (=blinds=, § 123):
Sing. M. N. F.
N. =blinda= =blindô= | =blindô=
G. =blindins= | =blindôns=
D. =blindin= | =blindôn=
A. =blindan= =blindô= | =blindôn=
Plur. |
N. =blindans= =blindôna= | =blindôns=
G. =blindanê= | =blindônô=
D. =blindam= | =blindôm=
A. =blindans= =blindôna= | =blindôns=
NOTE 1. Like =blinda= inflect all weak adjectivs. Of =ja=-stems:
nom. sg. =niuja=, =niujô=, =niujô= (cp. § 126), =wilþja= (§ 127);
--=i=-stems: =hrainja=, =hrainjô=; =u=-stems: =hardja=, =hardjô=
(cp. § 129 et seq.).--In the cases with =i= (gen. dat. sg. m. n.)
of the long stems in =-ja-= (=-i-=, =-u-=) the forms with =-ji-=
appear as the regular ones (as in the sb., § 108, n. 2; contrary
to § 44, c); cp. =wilþji(n)s=; Rom. XI, 24; =unhrainjin=; Mk.
IX, 25. Lu. VIII, 29; =unsêljin=; Mt. V, 39. Jo. XVII, 15. But
beside =unsêljins=; Eph. VI, 16 (in A) =unsêleins= (in B); beside
=faírnjin=; Mk. II, 21. Lu. V, 36, also =faírnin=; II. Cor. VIII,
10. IX, 2.
NOTE 2. Sum adjectivs occur only in the weak forms; as, =usgrudja=,
_idle, despondent_; =alaþarba=, _poor_; =usfaírina=, _blameless_;
=inkilþô=, _pregnant_, and a few more of which sum ar probably to
be regarded as substantivs (cp. Zs. fda., 18, 41, note).--The weak
form =ainaha= (no strong form occurs), _only_, has in Lu. VIII, 42
the nom. sg. f. =ainôhô= (cp. Beitr., 12, 203) which is certainly
incorrect for =ainahô=.
NOTE 3. All ordinals except 1st and 2nd (cp. § 146), and the prns.
=sama= and =silba= (§ 156) follow the +weak+ inflection only.
NOTE 4. Lastly, the prs. ptcs. (§ 133), comparativs (§ 136), and
the superlativs in =-ma= (§ 139) inflect exclusivly like weak adjs.
But all these words hav the f. according to the paradim =managei=
(§ 113, n. 3).