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lengan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
lengan, p. de
Wright's OE grammar
§530;
To make or to become long, protract, delay, extend, lengthen
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  • Lengeþ,

    • Exon. 107 b
      • :
    • Th. 411, 6
      • ;
    • Rä. 29, 8
      • .

  • Ðá lengde hit man swá lange

    it was so long delayed,

    • Chr. 1052
      • ;
    • Erl. 183, 10
      • .

  • Ne lengde ðá leóda aldor wítegena wordcwyde ac hé wíde beád metodes mihte

    the prince was not slow to heed the prophet's words, but widely proclaimed the might of the Lord,

    • Cd. 208
      • ;
    • Th. 256, 25
      • ;
    • Dan. 646
      • .

  • Hyre lof lengde geond londa fela

    her praise extended through many lands,

    • Exon. 86 a
      • ;
    • Th. 324, 23
      • ;
    • Víd. 99
      • .

  • Giestas lisse lengdon

    the guests prolonged their pleasure,

    • 94 a
      • ;
    • Th. 353, 13
      • ;
    • Reim.12
      • .

  • Hí lengdon

    (prolongaverunt)

    unrihtwísnyssa heora,

    • Ps. Spl. 128, 3
      • .
Etymology
[
Havel. lenge to prolong
:
Ayenb. lenge to delay
:
Piers P. lenge to delay, tarry
:
Icel. lengja to lengthen, prolong
:
O. H. Ger. lengjan protrahere, differre.
]
Derived forms
gelengan
Linked entries
v.  langian.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “lengan.” 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/21382.

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