"lengan" meaning in Old English

See lengan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlen.jɑn/, [ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang + -an. Cognate with Old Norse lengja. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*langijaną}} Proto-Germanic *langijaną, {{suffix|ang|lang|an}} lang + -an, {{cog|non|lengja}} Old Norse lengja Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=lenġan}} lenġan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|lenġan<w1>}} Forms: lenġan [canonical], weak [table-tags], lenġan [infinitive], lenġenne [infinitive], lenġe [first-person, present, singular], lengde [first-person, past, singular], lenġest [present, second-person, singular], lengst [present, second-person, singular], lengdest [past, second-person, singular], lenġeþ [present, singular, third-person], lengþ [present, singular, third-person], lengde [past, singular, third-person], lenġaþ [plural, present], lengdon [past, plural], lenġe [present, singular], lengde [past, singular], lenġen [plural, present], lengden [past, plural], lenġ [imperative, past, present, singular], lenġaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], lenġende [imperative, present], lenġed [imperative, past], ġelenġed [imperative, past]
  1. to make or become long; extend, lengthen
    Sense id: en-lengan-ang-verb-xKyg9xwa
  2. to protract, delay
    Sense id: en-lengan-ang-verb-eLZEUXhY
  3. to pertain, belong
    Sense id: en-lengan-ang-verb-sNxBXk3g
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            "1": "enm",
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          "expansion": "Middle English: lengen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: lengen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "linge"
          },
          "expansion": "English: linge",
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      "text": "English: linge"
    },
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          "args": {
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      "form": "lenġan",
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġelenġed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "head": "lenġan"
      },
      "expansion": "lenġan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lenġan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make or become long; extend, lengthen"
      ],
      "id": "en-lengan-ang-verb-xKyg9xwa",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "lengthen",
          "lengthen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to protract, delay"
      ],
      "id": "en-lengan-ang-verb-eLZEUXhY",
      "links": [
        [
          "protract",
          "protract"
        ],
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pertain, belong"
      ],
      "id": "en-lengan-ang-verb-sNxBXk3g",
      "links": [
        [
          "pertain",
          "pertain"
        ],
        [
          "belong",
          "belong"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlen.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengan"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -an",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "text": "Middle English: lengen"
    },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "3": "an"
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      "name": "suffix"
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "lenġan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lenġest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lengdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lenġed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġelenġed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "head": "lenġan"
      },
      "expansion": "lenġan",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "lenġan<w1>"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make or become long; extend, lengthen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "lengthen",
          "lengthen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to protract, delay"
      ],
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        [
          "protract",
          "protract"
        ],
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pertain, belong"
      ],
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        [
          "pertain",
          "pertain"
        ],
        [
          "belong",
          "belong"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlen.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengan"
}

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