Two things that are equal in some way can be compared using the construction as… as… (“She is as tall as her mother”), or, to show inequality, not as… as… The construction so… as… can also be used, although this construction is a little less formal, and is used more often to show inequality (not so… as…).

Runic artefacts from the Middle Ages are plentiful, indicating that their use did not decline as greatly as Imer suggests.