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ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, p. de; pp. ed

To prolonglengthenprolongāreprotēlāre

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To prolong, lengthen; prolongāre, protēlāre Heora unriht gelengdon prolongāvērunt inīquĭtātem suam, Ps. Th. 128, 2. Eówre dagas sín gelengede protēlentur dics vestræ, Deut. 5. 33 : Homl. Th. ii. 576, 26

Linked entries: ge-længed ge-langian

ge-lengan

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On hornum gelengdum in tubis ductilibus, Ps. Vos. 97, 6. Add

ge-lengan

(v.)
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9

ge-lenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lenge, adj.

Belongingrelatedpertinenspertingens

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Belonging, related; pertinens, pertingens Ða ðe ðurh geleáfan us gelenge beóþ those who through belief are related to us, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 14. Yrfeweard líce gelenge an heir of my body, Beo. Th. 5457; B. 2732. Leahtrum gelenge attached to vices, Exon

Linked entry: ge-lang

ǽ-lenge

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lenge, ǽlinge

tedium, weariness

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tedium, weariness Ðý lǽs ǽlinge út ádrífe selflicne secg, (Met. Einl. 6.)

Linked entry: æling

ge-lenge

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Wel is eác tó warnianne ꝥ man wite ꝥ hý ( the bride and bridegroom ) þurh mǽgsibbe tó gelænge ne beón, Ll. Th. i. 256, 10. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ge-lang affinis; ge-lengida affinitas.? v. líc-gelenge(?). Add

æ-leng

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-leng, adj.

Longprotractedlengthytroublesomelongusmolestus

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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6

leng-fǽrra

Similar entry: lang-fǽre

leng-togran

Similar entry: lang-toh

ge-lent

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lent, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lendan.

goes

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goes, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 113; Hat. MS;

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Gif middes wintres messedeg biþ on sunnandeg, ðonne biþ gód winter and lengten windi, Lchdm. iii. 162, 26. Winter biþ cealdost, lencten hrímigost, Menol. Fox 471; Gn. C. 6. Wæs ðá lencten ágán bútan vi. nihtum ǽr sumeres cyme on Maias Kł., Elen.

Linked entry: lengten

lengian

(v.)
Grammar
lengian, p. ode v. impers.

To long

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To long Lengaþ hine hearde sorely doth he long, Salm. Kmbl. 542; Sal. 270

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Long, a long time, far Lange diu; leng diutius; ealra lengst diutissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 10. Longe procul, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 71: penitus, 72. Ðá hé ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5. Hú

Linked entries: lencg leng

wíde

(n.)
Grammar
wíde, an (wídu; indecl.? cf. brǽdu, lengu, and O. H. Ger. wítí); f.
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Width Heora wíde ( longitudo ) is .cc. míla, Nar. 36, 28

lang-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lang-ness, e; f.

Length

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Length Brádnyss langnyss heáhnyss and deópnyss breadth, length, height and depth, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 21. Langnysse dagena ic gefylle hine longitudine dierum replebo eum, Ps. Spl. 90, 16.

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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LONG, tall Hé sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4. Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, measuring from east to west, is

lang

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length of time

emb-long

at length

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at length, Som. Ben. Lye

niþer-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-lang, adj.
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With the length stretching downwards Tó ðæs niðærlangan hlincæs eástænde, C. D. v. 243, 3

langsum-ness

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Add: length Langsumnys longitudo An. Ox. 1699. Langsumnyssa, Angl. viii. 336, 39. patience, long-suffering Geþyld and líðnes and sybb and hyrsumnes and langsumnes, Nap. 41