Lesson 33: Comparatives & Superlatives
Introduction Expressing comparison — "taller than," "the most beautiful," "older than all others" — is fundamental to any language. Tolkien left fewer explicit comparative and superlative forms in his Sindarin texts than in most other areas of the grammar. What we have comes from scattered examples, the Noldorin period of his language invention, and careful scholarly reconstruction. This lesson presents everything solidly attested, honestly distinguishes reconstruction from attestation, and gives...