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langoþ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
langoþ, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§340; §595;
Longing, desire, discontent, or weariness that arises from unsatisfied desire
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  • Æfter men dyrne langaþ born

    a secret longing for the man burned within him,

    • Beo. Th. 3763
      • ;
    • B. 1879
      • .

  • Hine ne meahte longaþ gelettan,

    • Exon. 37 b
      • ;
    • Th. 123, 29
      • ;
    • Gú. 330
      • .

  • Ic ǽfre ne mæg ðære módceare mínre gerestan ne ealles ðæs longaþes ðe mec on ðissum lífe begeat

    never can I be at rest from my grief of mind, nor from all the weariness that in this life hath laid hold on me,

    • 115 b
      • ;
    • Th. 444, 2
      • ;
    • Kl. 41
      • .

  • Wá biþ ðam ðe sceal of [on?] langoþe leófes ábídan

    woe to him that must wait, with unsatisfied longing, for one that he loves,

    • Th. 444, 26
      • :
    • Kl. 53.

  • Hæfde him tó gesíþþe sorge and longaþ

    he had for company sorrow and discontent,

    • l00 a
      • ;
    • Th. 377, 14
      • ;
    • Deór. 3
      • .

  • Forðon mec longeþas lyt gegrétaþ

    therefore longings visit me little,

    • 37 a
      • ;
    • Th. 121, 11
      • ;
    • Gú. 287
      • .

  • Forlét longeþas lǽnra dreáma

    he gave up desires for transitory delights,

    • Th. 122, 5
      • ;
    • Gú. 301
      • .
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v.  langaþ.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “langoþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/21161.

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  • langoþ, n.

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