"longsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɒŋsəm/ Forms: more longsome [comparative], most longsome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|longsum}} Middle English longsum, {{inh|en|ang|langsum|t=long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering}} Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*langasam|t=lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive}} Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), {{af|en|long|-some|pos=adjective}} long + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} longsome (comparative more longsome, superlative most longsome)
  1. (archaic, UK dialectal) Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal Synonyms (characterised by longness): lengthsome Synonyms (long-lasting, protracted): diuturnal
    Sense id: en-longsome-en-adj-ijVA8X1S Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'characterised by longness': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'long-lasting, protracted': 94 6
  2. (UK dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms (tedious): plodding Translations (Translations): langsome (Scots)
    Sense id: en-longsome-en-adj-i93s471q Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'tedious': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: long, prolonged, lasting, tiresome, boring, wearisome, langsome [Scotland] Derived forms: longsomely, longsomeness

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