loing

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Irish

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Pronunciation

Noun

loing

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of long

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43

Middle French

Adverb

loing

  1. far; far away

Descendants

  • French: loin

Old French

Etymology

From Latin longē (“far away”), from longus (“long, far”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

loing

  1. far; far away

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lungeti (“put, place”) (compare Welsh ellwng and dillwng (“to set free, release”) from *(dī-)exs-lungo-), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate with Latin luctor (“to wrestle”) and Old English lūcan (“to lock”).

Pronunciation

Verb

·loing

  1. Only used in fo·loing and in·loing.

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