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Some adjectives are wholly irregular; as—
 * 1. || rig, rich, || rigere, || rigest.
 * 2. || ringe, slight, || ringere, || ringest.
 * 2. || stor, large, || större,|| störst.
 * 3. || broget, variegated.|| mere broget, || mest broget.
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 * 2. || stor, large, || större,|| störst.
 * 3. || broget, variegated.|| mere broget, || mest broget.
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 * 3. || broget, variegated.|| mere broget, || mest broget.
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 * god, good, || bedre, || best.
 * ond, bad, || værre, || værst.
 * lille, little, || mindre, || mindst.
 * gammel, old, || ældre, || ældst.
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 * gammel, old, || ældre, || ældst.
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Adverbs are often identical with the neuter singular of corresponding adjectives; as, hurtigt, 'hastily,' from hurtig, adj., 'hasty.'

Adverbs of place and time, negation and affirmation, &c. are both simple and compound; as, her, 'here;' herfra, 'hence;' ude, 'out;' udenfra, 'from outside;' ikke, 'not;' ja, jo, 'yes;' så, 'so;' således, 'thus;' silde, 'late;' årle, 'early;' tilforn, 'formerly;' i-dag, 'to-day;' i-går, 'yesterday.'

Some are formed by the addition to other adverbs, adjectives, or other parts of speech, of the affixes ledes and vis; as, ligeledes, 'likewise;' uheldigvis, 'unfortunately;' stykkevis, 'piece by piece.'

Adverbs form their degrees of comparison in the same manner as adjectives; as—