Note 2. The adj.-stem frija-, free, which occurs in the f. sg. frija, frijaizôs, frijai, frija, and in the m. forms, acc. sg. frijana, nom. pl. frijai, acc. frijans, has a contracted nom. sg. m. freis (for frijis). Also the gen. sg., if extant, would be freis.
Note 3. The nom. sg. f. of niujis is niuja (contrary to þiwi, [§ 98], n. 1).
§ [127]. The long ja-stems inflect in the pl. like midjis. Paradim wilþeis (stem wilþja-), wild, in the sg.:
| Sing. | M. | N. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | wilþeis | wilþi, wilþjata | wilþi | |
| G. | [wilþeis or wilþjis?] | [wilþjaizôs] | ||
| D. | wilþjamma | wilþjai | ||
| A. | wilþjana | wilþi, wilþjata | wilþja | |
§ [128]. The infl. of the m. is related to that of the sb. haírdeis ([§§ 90]. [92]), the infl. of the f. to that of bandi ([§§ 96]. [98]; only wôþi occurs; II. Cor. II, 15). None of the few adjs. of this class occurs in the gen. sg.; wilþjis (Rom. XI, 24) probably stands for wilþjins; s. [§ 132], n. 1.
Further exampls: alþeis, old; faírneis, old; aírzeis, astray; wôþeis, sweet.
§ [129]. According to [§ 122], only remains of the original adjs. of the i- and u-declension ar extant in Gothic, viz.: nom. sg. of all genders, acc. sg. n., and gen. sg. m. and n. All other extant cases hav past over to the inflection of the ja-stems ([§§ 125]-127). The same rule applies to the weak forms ([§ 132], n. 1).
Note. The old form of the gen. sg. [m.] n. is seen in skeiris (Skeir. 45) for the i-decl., in filaus ([§ 131], n. 3) for the u-decl.; the latter, of course, is only a partial proof for the adj.
§ [130]. The adjectival i-stems ar connected with the substantivs balgs, ansts ([§§ 99]-103). Exampls: hrains, clean; gamains, common; brûks, uzeful; analaugns, hidn; anasiuns, visibl; andanêms, agreeabl; andasêts, abominabl; sêls, kind (unsêls, wicked); suts, sweet; skeirs, clear; gafáurs, sober (unfáurs, talkativ); aljakuns, of different kind. The paradim hrains inflects thus: