Compare Old French <span class="searchmatch">lonc</span> tans. <span class="searchmatch">lonc</span> <span class="searchmatch">tems</span> long; for a long time...
with Old French <span class="searchmatch">lonc</span>. <span class="searchmatch">lonc</span> m (feminine singular lonja, masculine plural <span class="searchmatch">loncs</span>, feminine plural lonjas) long lonjamen (adverb) <span class="searchmatch">lonc</span> <span class="searchmatch">tems</span> (adverb) Occitan:...