forlong in Middle English

Forms: forlongeth [present, singular, third-person], forlongende [participle, present], forlongynge [participle, present], forlonged [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} forlong, {{enm-verb|stem=forlong}} forlong (third-person singular simple present forlongeth, present participle forlongende, forlongynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle forlonged)

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"forlong" meaning in Middle English

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