From: keth@...
Message: 1254
Date: 2001-06-09
>> > > > > ?a? var venjulegur, verk ok meiri verki.I find in ON two words: verk (n) and verki (m), that
>> >
>> > > > Why 2 different cases for "verk"?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > isn't it just because 'verki' is in the dative?
>> >
>> > But _why_ is one in nominative and the other in dative, when they
>> > are
>> > connected with "ok" ... which to me implies they'd both be in the
>> > same case?
>>
>>
>> I just thought that the second 'work' was dependent \ subordinate
>(?)
>> on the first work... "My day was normal: work and more work."
>
>I viewed (verk ok meiri verki) as a superlative. I don't know if its
>accurate. I saw a reference to the use of verki in my resources and I
>thought that this would be most applicable.
>