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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From av + lang.
Adjective
avlang (masculine and feminine avlang, neuter avlangt, definite singular and plural avlange)
- oblong (e.g. table)
- oval (e.g. face)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From av + lang, from Middle Norwegian aflangr as a partial calque of Latin oblongus.
Adjective
avlang (neuter avlangt, definite singular and plural avlange)
- oblong (e.g. table)
- oval (e.g. face)
References
- “avlang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “avlang”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016