| Positive. | Comparative. | Superlative. |
|---|---|---|
| lǫnge, long | lęng | lęngest |
| micle, much | mā | mǣst |
| wel, well | bęt | bętst |
Expressions of Time.
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(1) Duration of time and extent of space are usually expressed by the accusative case: Ealle ðā hwīle ðe ðæt līc bið inne, All the time that the body is within; twēgen dagas, for two days; ealne weg, all the way, always.
(2) Time when is more often expressed by the instrumental case when no preposition is used: ðȳ ilcan dæge, the same day; ǣlce gēare, each year; ðȳ gēare, that year; ǣlce dæge, each day.
(3) Time or space within which is expressed by on and the dative: on sumera, in summer; on wintra, in winter; on fīf dagum, in five days; on fīf mīlum, in five miles; on ðissum gēare, in this year; on ðǣm tīman, in those times. Sometimes by the genitive without a preceding preposition: ðǣs gēares, in that year.
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Vocabulary.
ðæt gefylce [folc], troop, division.
ðæt lǫnd (land), land.