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--- Henrik Theiling <theiling@hidden.email> wrote:
> > 3. Later Latin often used the neuter
> > adjective as an adverb, which
> > survives in Rum., S It. ("mi dunanu sulu"
> > they only give me...), and
> > colloquial Sp. ("hablas ligero" you talk
> > quickly).
>
> This is another interesting information, since
> this brings me close to Icelandic.
I think this is simply a common IE feature. We
have it in English too: "you talk fast".
> Icelandic also two major ways to form the
> adverbs: one adding -lega,
> and one using the neuter form.
English, of course, has -ly and the plain
adjective form (as we no longer have gender).
We also have -wise / -ways, a lesser known form,
common speechwise, but adverbial all the same.
> **Henrik
Padraic.
manstapurncanar! Horcyasomto! Stat-he sactasawetarams harct-ca!
Ff�tyata-na �erewatyata-na-he! samctan camtar-co yesam.
Wisdom! Hear! Stand up, be quiet and listen to the Gospel! Be quiet
and stop moving about! Peace be with you all...
[Divine Liturgy of St. Thomas, Teleran]
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