P. 42a
… in numeris quoque potest ‘prior' esse comparatiuus … et ‘primus’ superlatiuus, cum ad multos componitur1… ut ‘prior2 Turnus quam Aeneas mouit bellum’…
et, quod omnibus est rationabilius4, in ‘or’ desinens commune in ‘us’ facit neutrum, quod in nullis aliis nisi in comparatiuis inuenitur.
Cum igitur comparatiua proprie ad positiuum fieri soleant5, inuenitur tamen saepe comparatiuus pro positiuo per se positus[2]… Est quando pro positiuo possitus6 minus eo[3] significat et nulli comparatur, ut:
- Tristior atque oculos lacrimis sufussa nitentes,
‘tristior7’ enim hic ‘ex parte8’ significat ‘tristis9.’
P. 42b
Est quando ad contraria comparatur1… Est quando superlatiuo comparatiuus comparatur2… Est quando comparatiuus ad comparatiuum comparatur3… Cicero Philipicarum II: ‘quis interpretare potest, impudentiorne quis in senatu, an improbior4, qui in Dolabellam[4]…’
‘Tam’ et ‘quam’ aduerbia tum comparatiuo uel superlatiuo adiciuntur, cum duo uel plures comparatiui uel superlatiui diuersae significationis5 positi inter se aequantur… …‘non tam6 in bellis… quam in promisis et fide firmiorem7’… …‘minus stultus’ pro prudentior8.’ Terentius in Eunocho:
- hoc nemo fuit
- Minus ineptus,
P. 42a
1: diróscai dihilib[5] 2: tóisechu noch is nomen nuirdd híc ⁊ ɔdelgthar calléic 3: tóisigem 4: dodenom ɔdeilgg and 5: doderscuguth diposit 6: cen a chondelg fri nech 7: uenus .i. nírbu lánḟálid[6] 8: nírbu lánbrón[7] 9: isand isfollus as laigiu oldaas posit quando dicit oculos nitentes · ·
P. 42b
1: diróscaither 2: dirósci disuperlait 3: dirósci comparit dicomparit[8] 4: .i. is messa indamprome quam ind anfele reliqua in ante[9] 5: .i. is sain intliucht bís hicechtar nái[10] ut est híc 6: inmeitse 7: .i. doberr fritam ⁊ quam 8.: trebairiu
P. 42a
1. it surpasses many. 2. ‘prior,’ yet it is here a noun of order, and nevertheless it is compared. 4. to make a comparison therein. 5. to surpass the positive. 6. without comparing him to anyone. 7. i.e. she was not full-glad. 8. she was not full-sad. 9. in this it is clear that (the comparative tristior) is less than the positive, quando etc.
P. 42b
1. it is distinguished. 2. it surpasses (the) superlative. 3. a comparative surpasses a comparative. 4. i.e. improbity is worse than impudence. 5. i.e. different is the meaning that is in each of these two, ut etc. 7. i.e. it (firmiorem) is put with tam and quam. 8. more prudent.
