lengi

Friulian

Alternative forms

lenzi (standard orthography)

Verb

lengi

Alternative form of lenzi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈleiɲcɪ]
Rhymes: -eiɲcɪ

Adverb

lengi (comparative lengur, superlative lengst)

long (for a long time)

Usage notes

The adverb lengi is categorised as one of the tíðaratviksorð or “adverbs of time”.

Derived terms

Old High German

Etymology

lang (“long”) +‎ -ī

Noun

lengī f

length

Descendants

German: Länge

Old Norse

Adverb

lengi (comparative lengr, superlative lengst)

long (for a long time)

Descendants

Danish: længe
Faroese: leingi
Icelandic: lengi

Norwegian: lenge (Bokmål), lenge (Nynorsk)
Swedish: länge

References

lengi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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