Easy Comparisons: Въіше and Nеже/Отъ
To make simple comparisons meaning 'more than' or 'taller/higher than', you often use a comparative adjective (like 'лѣ́пшии' - better, 'бо́лии' - bigger) followed by the word неже or отъ (than). The word въіше is the comparative adverb of высо́къ (tall/high) and means 'higher' or 'taller'.
- Using неже: Моꙗ́ книга ѥстъ ціка́вѣиши неже твоꙗ́ (My book is more interesting than yours). Онъ ѥстъ ста́рѣиши неже азъ (He is older than me).
- Using отъ: Моꙗ́ книга ѥстъ ціка́вѣиши отъ твоѥѩ́ (My book is more interesting than yours). Онъ ѥстъ ста́рѣиши отъ мене́ (He is older than me).
- Using въіше: Та гора́ ѥстъ въіше, неже тъ хълмъ (That mountain is higher than that hill). Онъ скочи́ въіше за но́рмѫ (He jumped higher than the norm).