Adverbs

Gothic forms its adverbs by adding the suffix -eve to the adjective it is derived from.

hardeve : hardly (from hard : hard)

schøneve : in a beautiful way (from schøn : beautiful)

micheleve : greatly (from michel : big; great)

ich spile gutiskeve : I speak gothic (lit gothicly)

Comparatives and superlatives are formed the same way as for adjectives.

si spileÞ gutiskeve mes schøneve Þø ich : she speaks Gothic in a more beautiful way than I do

There is, however, a number of exceptions :

irregular comparatives and superlatives may be used as adverbs

mest : mostly, very

mes : more

A number of very common adjectives may be used as adverbs without adding the suffix -eve, especially in writing.

guÞ : good

uvil : bad, badly

 

A number of adverb have no apparent link with any adjective

frames : forwards

sware : vainly

simle : once

galiche : the same way

endschøche : openly

nu : now

nø : yet, still

uft : often

ju : already

Þan : then

sun : soon

morgene : tomorrow

hemdache : today

fsjechde : always

njew : never

 

 

Place adverbs

Gothic has a far more complex place adverb system than English,. In that matter it one of the most conservative Germanic tongues in the world

	wer (where)	weþre (where from)	weþ (whither)
here	her	þaþre	heþ
there	þer	þaþre	þaþeþ
yonder	ener	enþre	eneþ
elsewhere	aljer	aljeþre	aljeþ
before	før	førþre	føreþ
inside	inne	inþre	ineþ
outside	ute	uteþre	uteþ
up	jupe	jupeþre	jupeþ
down	taleþ	talesre	taleþ
close	newe
far	fere	fereþre	fereþ
behind	afte	afteþre	afteþ