Sudrey Norse: Difference between revisions
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=====Masculines===== | =====Masculines===== | ||
=====Feminines===== | =====Feminines===== | ||
=====Neuters===== | =====Neuters===== | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
As with nouns, the definiteness distinction has been lost in adjectives, though it was lost far earlier than in nouns, this is attributed to the increasing reliance on the noun for definiteness. (Which itself too eventually fell to the use of "hi") | As with nouns, the definiteness distinction has been lost in adjectives, though it was lost far earlier than in nouns, this is attributed to the increasing reliance on the noun for definiteness. (Which itself too eventually fell to the use of "hi") | ||
===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Many significant changes have happened to the verb system since Old Norse, notably both the mood and voice distinctions have been lost. The active indicative has descended into the present and past tense, while the active subjunctive was lost entirely. The oppositive happened in the mediopassive, with the subjunctive becoming the future and stative, while the indicative was lost. | Many significant changes have happened to the verb system since Old Norse, notably both the mood and voice distinctions have been lost. The active indicative has descended into the present and past tense, while the active subjunctive was lost entirely. The oppositive happened in the mediopassive, with the subjunctive becoming the future and stative, while the indicative was lost. | ||
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The stative doesn't exist for every verb, but the forms are still displayed for convenience's sake. | The stative doesn't exist for every verb, but the forms are still displayed for convenience's sake. | ||
The original mediopassive indicative only remains in a small set of verbs acting as a reciprocal, typically physical actions taken towards others, like {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} ("to fight"), {{lang|snon|{{term| | The original mediopassive indicative only remains in a small set of verbs acting as a reciprocal, typically physical actions taken towards others, like {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} ("to fight"), {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} ("to hit"), {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} ("to embrace"), as well as a few abstract verbs, such as {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} ("to love"). Otherwise it's been replaced by {{lang|snon|{{term|}}}} | ||
====Strong verbs==== | ====Strong verbs==== | ||
Strong verbs have survived rather well into Scots Norse, at times weak verbs have been made strong (though the opposite has also happened). | Strong verbs have survived rather well into Scots Norse, at times weak verbs have been made strong (though the opposite has also happened). | ||
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=====Class 6===== | =====Class 6===== | ||
=====Class 7===== | =====Class 7===== | ||
====Weak verbs==== | ====Weak verbs==== | ||
=====Class 1===== | =====Class 1===== | ||
The original distinction between "heavy" and "light" stems has long been lost in Scots Norse, the distinction between them having either been leveled out or sound changes led to its loss. | The original distinction between "heavy" and "light" stems has long been lost in Scots Norse, the distinction between them having either been leveled out or sound changes led to its loss. | ||
=====Class 2===== | =====Class 2===== | ||
=====Class 3===== | =====Class 3===== | ||
====Suppletive verbs==== | ====Suppletive verbs==== | ||
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'''Old Norse (modern translation)''': | '''Old Norse (modern translation)''': | ||
:Allir menn eru bornir frjálsir ok jafnir at virðingu ok réttum. Þeir eru allir viti gœddir ok samvizku, ok skulu gøra hvárr til annars bróðurliga. | :Allir menn eru bornir frjálsir ok jafnir at virðingu ok réttum. Þeir eru allir viti gœddir ok samvizku, ok skulu gøra hvárr til annars bróðurliga. | ||
==Lexical comparison== | ==Lexical comparison== | ||