lengja

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lengja, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Related to lengd.

Verb

lengja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lengdi, supine lengt)

  1. to lengthen
  2. (impersonal) to long for
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

lengja f (genitive singular lengju, nominative plural lengjur)

  1. a long item
  2. a length, i.e. a (long) piece (of string, licorice, etc.)
Declension