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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old High German lang.
Adjective
langr (comparative lengri, superlative lengstr)
- long, far, distant (of distance and length)
- langt sverð
- a long sword
Þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar.- They had no long distance to the island.
- long (of space and time)
- lǫng stund
- a long while, a long time
- long, wearisome
Declension
Strong declension of langr
Declension of comparative of langr
Strong declension of superlative of langr
Weak declension of superlative of langr
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “langr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
- Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 356