longen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋən

Noun

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longen

  1. plural of long

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English langian (to long for; yearn for), from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic *langōną (to grow long; desire; yearn for).

Verb

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longen (third-person singular simple present longeth, present participle longende, longynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle longed)

  1. to long, yearn
    • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 12-15.
      Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages
      And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes
      To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
      Then folk do long to go on pilgrimage,
      And palmers to go seeking out strange strands,
      To distant shrines well known in distant lands.
Descendants
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  • English: long
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Etymology 2

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From Old English langian.

Verb

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longen (third-person singular simple present longeth, present participle longende, longynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle longed)

  1. to lengthen
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