Lesson 146

In adjectives, er is generally added to form the comparative, and est to form the superlative; as, rich, richer, richest.

strict’er fierc’est wealth’i er wor’thi est broad’er slow’est greed’i er read’i est bright’er gaunt’est drear’i er haugh’ti est

Ly is an abbreviation of like; as manly for man-like, or like a man. Ly is still further shortened into y; as, rock, rocky.

bright’ly eas’y heav’i ly thor’oug ly gay’ly earth’y heart’i ly might’i ly no’bly speed’y read’i ly has’ti ly wind’y spon’gy tar’di ly stead’i ly