langsum

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langasamaz, equivalent to lang + -sum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋɡˌsum/

Adjective

langsum

  1. (of time) long, long-lasting.
  2. (of actions) wearisome, prolix, tedious, tardy, dilatory.
  3. (of space relations) lengthy, extended; outstretched.
  4. (of someone) long-suffering, patient.

Declension

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Descendants

References

  • langsum in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *langsum, from Proto-Germanic *langasamaz. Cognate with English longsome.

Adjective

langsum (inflected langsume)

  1. slow

Adverb

langsum

  1. slowly

Synonyms

  • stadich
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