lengi

Friulian

Alternative forms
  • lenzi (standard orthography)

Verb

lengi

  1. Alternative form of lenzi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈleiɲcɪ]
    Rhymes: -eiɲcɪ

Adverb

lengi (comparative lengur, superlative lengst)

  1. 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

  1. length

Descendants

Old Norse

Adverb

lengi (comparative lengr, superlative lengst)

  1. long (for a long time)

Descendants

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