"leng" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /lenj/, [lend͡ʒ] Forms: lenġ [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *langi, from Proto-Germanic *langiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*langi}} Proto-West Germanic *langi, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*langiz}} Proto-Germanic *langiz Head templates: {{ang-adv|lenġ}} lenġ
  1. longer (comparative degree of lange)
    Sense id: en-leng-ang-adv-NimXD~r5 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for leng meaning in Old English (1.5kB)

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          "english": "Then said all the multitude who stood there astonished,that the executioner should vex her no longer,...",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Ash-Wednesday\"\nÞā cwæð eall sēo meniu þe ðǣr mid stōd ofwundrod þæt sē cwellere ne sceolde swencan hī nā leng...",
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        {
          "english": "After that, many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.",
          "roman": "Siþþan maniġe his leornungcneohta ċierdon onbæc and lenġ ne ēodon mid him.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 6:66",
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