The Bruce 30Book 11 · The comparative and superlative are formed by adding ar or er
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The Bruce 30
Book 11 · The comparative and superlative are formed by adding ar or er
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(seldom ir) and est or ast. In words of two and more syllables mar (mair) and mast (maist) also occur. The same rule applies to adverbs. The final consonant of a monosyllable may be doubled: thikkest (VIII. 81), but also thikast (XVII. 156).