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Icelandic
Prefix
lang-
- by far, absolute
Þú ert langbesti bróðir minn!- You're my best brother ever!
Rakel kom með langbesta svarið.- Rakel's answer is by far the best.
- long
Langkorna hrísgrjón.- Long-grain rice.
- long, far, distant
Usage notes
- Writing compound terms prefixed with lang- as hyphenated is allowed (along with hálf-, jafn- and all-):
- Þetta er lang-stærsti foss landsins.
- This is by far the largest waterfall in the country.
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