| wol, well | baȥ, better | best(e), best. |
| wirs, worse | wirsest, wirste, worst. | |
| min, minner, minre, less | minnest, minste, least. | |
| mē, mēr, mēre, more | meist, meiste, most. | |
| ē, formerly | ēr(e)st, ērste, first. |
D. Numerals.
| Cardinal. | Ordinal. | |
|---|---|---|
| ein, -er, -eȥ, -iu, one | ērste | |
| zwei, two | ander | |
| drī, three | dritte | |
| vier, four | vierde | |
| fünf (finf), five | fünfte, finfte | |
| sëhs, six | sëhste | |
| siben, seven | sibende, -te | |
| ahte, eight | ahtede, ahte | |
| niun, nine | niunde, -te | |
| zëhen, ten | zëhende, -te | |
| einlif (eilif), eleven | ei(n)lifte, eilfte | |
| zwelf, twelve | zwelfte | |
| drīzëhen, thirteen | drīzëhende | |
| vierzëhen, fourteen | vierzëhende | |
| fünfzëhen, fifteen | fünfzëhende | |
| sëh(s)zëhen, sixteen | së(h)szëhende | |
| sibenzëhen, seventeen | sibenzëhende | |
| ah(t)zëhen, eighteen | ah(t)zëhende | |
| niunzëhen, nineteen | niunzëhende | |
| zweinzic (or -zec), | twenty | zweinzigeste |
| drīȥic„ | thirty | drīȥigeste |
| vierzic„ | forty | vierzigeste |
| fünfzic„ | fifty | fünfzigeste |
| sëhszic„ | sixty | sëhszigeste |
| sibenzic„ | seventy | sibenzigeste |
| ah(t)zic„ | eighty | ah(t)zigeste |
| niunzic„ | ninety | niunzigeste |
| zëhenzic or hundert | hundred | zëhenzigeste or hundertste |
| zwei hunt or hundert | two hundred | zweihundertste |
| tūsent | thousand | tūsenste |
| zwei tūsent | two thousand | zweitūsentste |
[§ 63.] Ein follows the strong declension, when used as a numeral. The dat. einme is generally contracted to eime ([§ 9, 3]). When ein is used in the sense of alone, it follows the weak declension. On the inflexion of ander, second, see [§ 55]. Zwei and drī are declined as follows:—
| Masc. | Neut. | Fem. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. Acc. | zwēne | zwei | zwō, zwuo, zwā |
| Gen. | zwei(g)er ([§ 35]) | zwei(g)er | zwei(g)er |
| Dat. | zwein, zweien | zwein, zweien | zwein, zweien |
| Nom. Acc. | drī, dre | driu | drī, drīe |
| Gen. | drī(g)er ([§ 35]) | drī(g)er | drī(g)er |
| Dat. | drī̆n, drīen | drī̆n, drī̆en | drī̆n, drīen |
[§ 64.] The other cardinals up to twelve are sometimes inflected; when such is the case the endings are:—
| Masc. and Fem. | Neut. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. Acc. | -e | -iu |
| Gen. | -er | -er |
| Dat. | -en | -en |
hundert and tūsent are neuter nouns.