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▪ I. † forˈlong, v.1 Obs.
In 3 Orm. forrlangenn.
[f. for- prefix1 + langen to long; = MHG. verlangen.]
To be possessed with longing.
c1200Ormin 1280 Ȝiff þatt tu forrlangedd arrt To cumenn upp till Criste.
Hence forˈlonging vbl. n.
a1225Ancr. R. 274 Heorte-sor uor worldliche þinge, deori uorlonginge, & ȝiscunge of eihte.
▪ II. † forˈlong, v.2 Obs.—1
[f. for- prefix1 + long a.; after L. prolongāre.]
trans. To keep or continue longer; to prolong.
1496Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) vii. xxii. 310/1 They haue leuer to gyue .xx. shellynges to forlonge the soules in payne all a yere. |