† lengv.¹

Forms: Old English lengan, Middle English lengen, Middle English lengin, ling, Middle English lengh, Middle English lenge, Middle English–1500s lenge, lynge, 1500s ling.

Etymology: Old English lęngan weak verb = Old Saxon *lengian (Middle Low German, Dutch lengen ), Old High German lengian (Middle High German lengen , modern German längen ), Old Norse lengja < Old Germanic *laŋgjan , < *laŋgo- long adj.¹ The normal modern form, if the Old English word had survived, would be linge.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To lengthen, prolong; to delay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong

lengOE

drawOE

teec1200

forlengtha1300

lengtha1300

drivec1300

tarryc1320

proloynec1350

continuec1380

to draw alonga1382

longa1382

dretch1393

conservea1398

to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400

prorogue1419

prolongc1425

aroomc1440

prorogate?a1475

protend?a1475

dilate1489

forlong1496

relong1523

to draw out1542

sustentate1542

linger1543

defer1546

pertract1548

propagate1548

protract1548

linger1550

lengthen1555

train1556

detract?a1562

to make forth (long, longer)1565

stretch1568

extend1574

extenuate1583

dree1584

wire-draw1598

to spin out1603

trail1604

disabridge1605

produce1605

continuate1611

out-length1617

spin1629

to eke out1641

producta1670

prolongate1671

drawl1694

drag1697

perennate1698

string1867

perennialize1898

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)]

forslowc888

eldc897

forsita940

gele971

lengOE

drilla1300

delayc1300

onfrestc1300

tarryc1320

jornc1330

dretchc1380

defer1382

forbida1387

to put offa1387

to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393

dilate1399

fordrawa1400

to put overc1410

latch?c1422

adjournc1425

prolongc1425

proloynec1425

rejournc1425

to put in respite1428

sleuthc1430

respitea1450

prorogue1453

refer1466

sleep1470

supersede1482

respectc1487

postpone1496

overseta1500

respett1500

enjourna1513

relong1523

retract1524

tarde1524

track1524

to fode forth1525

tract1527

protract1528

further1529

to make stay of1530

surcease1530

prorogate1534

to fay upon longc1540

linger1543

retard?1543

slake1544

procrastine1548

reprieve1548

remit1550

suspense1556

leave1559

shiftc1562

suspend1566

procrastinate1569

dally1574

post1577

to hold off1580

drift1584

loiter1589

postpose1598

to take one's (own) timea1602

flag1602

slug1605

elong1610

belay1613

demur1613

tardya1616

to hang up1623

frist1637

disjourn1642

future1642

off1642

waive1653

superannuate1655

perendinate1656

stave1664

detard1675

remora1686

to put back1718

withhold1726

protract1737

to keep over1847

to hold over1853

laten1860

to lay over1885

hold1891

back-burner1975

OE Daniel 645 Ne lengde þa leoda aldor witegena wordcwyde, ac he wide bead metodes mihte.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 13 Þenne beoð þine daȝes ilenged.

a1275 Prov. Ælfred 391 in Old Eng. Misc. 127 Ne miȝt þu þi lif lengen none wile.

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxix. 5 Wa til me for my wonynge is lenghid [L. prolongatus est].

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 198 Hi habbeþ ylengd þet lyf of þe poure be hare elmesse.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12408 We sal it lengh [Gött. lenth, Fairf. lenght, Trin. Cambr. lengþe] a quantite.

2. intransitive. To linger, tarry, remain, abide, dwell; to continue in some condition. Also const. infinitive.Sometimes conjugated with the verb to be.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)]

wonc725

erdec893

siteOE

liveeOE

to make one's woningc960

through-wonOE

bigc1175

walkc1225

inwonea1300

lenda1300

lenga1300

lingera1300

erthec1300

stallc1315

lasta1325

lodge1362

habit?a1366

breeda1375

inhabitc1374

indwella1382

to have one's mansionc1385

to take (up) one's inn (or inns)a1400

keepc1400

repairc1400

to have (also hold, keep, make) one's residencec1405

to hold (also keep, make, take, etc.) one's mansiona1425

winc1425

to make (one's) residence1433

resort1453

abidec1475

use1488

remaina1500

demur1523

to keep one's house1523

occupy1523

reside1523

enerdc1540

kennel1552

bower1596

to have (also hold, keep, make) residence1597

subsist1618

mansiona1638

tenant1650

fastena1657

hospitate1681

wont1692

stay1754

to hang out1811

home1832

habitate1866

a1300 Cursor Mundi 1890 On messager þat lengs lang to bring answare.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1457 Þe grete lordes of ȝour land beþ lenged now here.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 158 Ich haue no lust..to lenge a-mong monkes.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 14138 In his sekenes he lenged so þat he had no fote to go.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12127 Þat wat i wel..hu lang þi life sal last, For to be lengand in þis werld.

a1400–50 Alexander 461 Now hafe I..all to lange lengid fra hame.

a1400–50 Alexander 2162 If any life lenge in oure brestis.

c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Douce) 415 If þou be curteys kniȝte, Late lenge [Thornton MS. Lyghte, and lende] al nyȝte, And tel me þi nome.

c1440 Ipomydon 1014 At this tyme I will not lynge.

1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. B.i With hym I loue to lynge.

a1586 in Maitland Poems (1786) 183 Mony gay gelding Befoir did in our mercat ling.

Derivatives

† ˈlenging n. Obsolete dwelling.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun]

resteOE

worthineeOE

settlea900

wickc900

houseOE

erdinga1000

teld-stedec1000

wonningc1000

innOE

bewistc1200

setnessc1200

wanea1225

i-holda1250

wonec1275

wunselec1275

wonning-place1303

bigginga1325

wonning-stede1338

tabernaclea1340

siegec1374

dwelling-placec1380

lodgingc1380

seea1382

tabernaclea1382

habitationc1384

mansionc1385

arresta1400

bowerc1400

wonning-wanec1400

lengingc1420

tenementc1425

tentc1430

abiding placea1450

mansion place1473

domicile1477

lendingc1480

inhabitance1482

biding-place?1520

seat1535

abode1549

remainingc1550

soil1555

household1585

mansion-seata1586

residing1587

habitance1590

fixation1614

situation?1615

commoratorya1641

haft1785

location1795

fanea1839

inhabitancy1853

habitat1854

occupancy1864

nivas1914

downsetting1927

c1420 Sir Amadace (Camden) lxix Fere!..my lenging is no lengur her.

† ˈlenging prep. Obsolete present participle used as prep. = during adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [preposition] > during

throughOE

amongOE

thoroughOE

among thatlOE

amidwarda1225

ofc1275

lengingc1400

hanginga1420

amongsta1450

depending1503

pendant1642

pending1642

c1400 Dest. Troy 12329 All þat left were on lyue, lengand þat tyme.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† lengv.²

Forms: late Old English lengan, Middle English leng, Middle English lenge.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English lenge.

Etymology: Apparently < Old English lenge belonging, related (see beleng adj.). Compare Old English gelenge belonging, related (see beleng adj.). Compare further long adj.² and long v.³Earlier currency may be implied by the Old English prefixed verb oþlengan (rare) to pertain to (compare oth prep.).

Obsolete (northern in Middle English).

1. intransitive. To belong or pertain. Chiefly with to.

ΚΠ

lOE Prognostics (Hatton) (2007) 452 Þonne heo [sc. the moon] byð ii & xx niht eald, þæt þu gesihst hit lengeð to gode gefean.

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 1410 (MED) Þe enbuschement of Bretons..Arrestede of þe Romayns..All þe realeste renkes, þat to Rome lengez.

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3209 (MED) Make oure ostage at ese..And luk ȝe honden them all that in myn oste lengez.

a. intransitive. To rely or depend on.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)] > rely on

wrethea1225

treousec1275

resta1382

to stand upon ——a1393

hang1393

lengc1440

arrest1523

reckon1547

ground1551

stay1560

depend1563

repose1567

rely1574

count1642

to make stay upon1682

allot1816

tie1867

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 4149 (MED) He commande me kyndly..That I schulde lelely one þe lenge and one noo lede ells.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 178 Who graidly may trist Any lede on to leng as for lele true.

b. transitive (reflexive). To lean on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of leaning on or against something > lean [verb (reflexive)]

leanc1220

wrethea1225

lengc1450

to lean upon1813

drape1943

c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 1441 (MED) Turpyn lengs hym on his brande.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leng
释义	† lengv.¹ Forms: Old English lengan, Middle English lengen, Middle English lengin, ling, Middle English lengh, Middle English lenge, Middle English–1500s lenge, lynge, 1500s ling. Etymology: Old English lęngan weak verb = Old Saxon lengian (Middle Low German, Dutch lengen* ), Old High German lengian (Middle High German lengen , modern German längen ), Old Norse lengja < Old Germanic laŋgjan , < laŋgo- long adj.¹ The normal modern form, if the Old English word had survived, would be linge. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To lengthen, prolong; to delay. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong lengOE drawOE teec1200 forlengtha1300 lengtha1300 drivec1300 tarryc1320 proloynec1350 continuec1380 to draw alonga1382 longa1382 dretch1393 conservea1398 to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400 prorogue1419 prolongc1425 aroomc1440 prorogate?a1475 protend?a1475 dilate1489 forlong1496 relong1523 to draw out1542 sustentate1542 linger1543 defer1546 pertract1548 propagate1548 protract1548 linger1550 lengthen1555 train1556 detract?a1562 to make forth (long, longer)1565 stretch1568 extend1574 extenuate1583 dree1584 wire-draw1598 to spin out1603 trail1604 disabridge1605 produce1605 continuate1611 out-length1617 spin1629 to eke out1641 producta1670 prolongate1671 drawl1694 drag1697 perennate1698 string1867 perennialize1898 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] forslowc888 eldc897 forsita940 gele971 lengOE drilla1300 delayc1300 onfrestc1300 tarryc1320 jornc1330 dretchc1380 defer1382 forbida1387 to put offa1387 to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393 dilate1399 fordrawa1400 to put overc1410 latch?c1422 adjournc1425 prolongc1425 proloynec1425 rejournc1425 to put in respite1428 sleuthc1430 respitea1450 prorogue1453 refer1466 sleep1470 supersede1482 respectc1487 postpone1496 overseta1500 respett1500 enjourna1513 relong1523 retract1524 tarde1524 track1524 to fode forth1525 tract1527 protract1528 further1529 to make stay of1530 surcease1530 prorogate1534 to fay upon longc1540 linger1543 retard?1543 slake1544 procrastine1548 reprieve1548 remit1550 suspense1556 leave1559 shiftc1562 suspend1566 procrastinate1569 dally1574 post1577 to hold off1580 drift1584 loiter1589 postpose1598 to take one's (own) timea1602 flag1602 slug1605 elong1610 belay1613 demur1613 tardya1616 to hang up1623 frist1637 disjourn1642 future1642 off1642 waive1653 superannuate1655 perendinate1656 stave1664 detard1675 remora1686 to put back1718 withhold1726 protract1737 to keep over1847 to hold over1853 laten1860 to lay over1885 hold1891 back-burner1975 OE Daniel 645 Ne lengde þa leoda aldor witegena wordcwyde, ac he wide bead metodes mihte. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 13 Þenne beoð þine daȝes ilenged. a1275 Prov. Ælfred 391 in Old Eng. Misc. 127 Ne miȝt þu þi lif lengen none wile. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxix. 5 Wa til me for my wonynge is lenghid [L. prolongatus est]. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 198 Hi habbeþ ylengd þet lyf of þe poure be hare elmesse. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12408 We sal it lengh [Gött. lenth, Fairf. lenght, Trin. Cambr. lengþe] a quantite. 2. intransitive. To linger, tarry, remain, abide, dwell; to continue in some condition. Also const. infinitive.Sometimes conjugated with the verb to be. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] wonc725 erdec893 siteOE liveeOE to make one's woningc960 through-wonOE bigc1175 walkc1225 inwonea1300 lenda1300 lenga1300 lingera1300 erthec1300 stallc1315 lasta1325 lodge1362 habit?a1366 breeda1375 inhabitc1374 indwella1382 to have one's mansionc1385 to take (up) one's inn (or inns)a1400 keepc1400 repairc1400 to have (also hold, keep, make) one's residencec1405 to hold (also keep, make, take, etc.) one's mansiona1425 winc1425 to make (one's) residence1433 resort1453 abidec1475 use1488 remaina1500 demur1523 to keep one's house1523 occupy1523 reside1523 enerdc1540 kennel1552 bower1596 to have (also hold, keep, make) residence1597 subsist1618 mansiona1638 tenant1650 fastena1657 hospitate1681 wont1692 stay1754 to hang out1811 home1832 habitate1866 a1300 Cursor Mundi 1890 On messager þat lengs lang to bring answare. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1457 Þe grete lordes of ȝour land beþ lenged now here. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 158 Ich haue no lust..to lenge a-mong monkes. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 14138 In his sekenes he lenged so þat he had no fote to go. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12127 Þat wat i wel..hu lang þi life sal last, For to be lengand in þis werld. a1400–50 Alexander 461 Now hafe I..all to lange lengid fra hame. a1400–50 Alexander 2162 If any life lenge in oure brestis. c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Douce) 415 If þou be curteys kniȝte, Late lenge [Thornton MS. Lyghte, and lende] al nyȝte, And tel me þi nome. c1440 Ipomydon 1014 At this tyme I will not lynge. 1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. B.i With hym I loue to lynge. a1586 in Maitland Poems (1786) 183 Mony gay gelding Befoir did in our mercat ling. Derivatives † ˈlenging n. Obsolete dwelling. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] resteOE worthineeOE settlea900 wickc900 houseOE erdinga1000 teld-stedec1000 wonningc1000 innOE bewistc1200 setnessc1200 wanea1225 i-holda1250 wonec1275 wunselec1275 wonning-place1303 bigginga1325 wonning-stede1338 tabernaclea1340 siegec1374 dwelling-placec1380 lodgingc1380 seea1382 tabernaclea1382 habitationc1384 mansionc1385 arresta1400 bowerc1400 wonning-wanec1400 lengingc1420 tenementc1425 tentc1430 abiding placea1450 mansion place1473 domicile1477 lendingc1480 inhabitance1482 biding-place?1520 seat1535 abode1549 remainingc1550 soil1555 household1585 mansion-seata1586 residing1587 habitance1590 fixation1614 situation?1615 commoratorya1641 haft1785 location1795 fanea1839 inhabitancy1853 habitat1854 occupancy1864 nivas1914 downsetting1927 c1420 Sir Amadace (Camden) lxix Fere!..my lenging is no lengur her. † ˈlenging prep. Obsolete present participle used as prep. = during adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > time > [preposition] > during throughOE amongOE thoroughOE among thatlOE amidwarda1225 ofc1275 lengingc1400 hanginga1420 amongsta1450 depending1503 pendant1642 pending1642 c1400 Dest. Troy 12329 All þat left were on lyue, lengand þat tyme. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † lengv.² Forms: late Old English lengan, Middle English leng, Middle English lenge. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English lenge. Etymology: Apparently < Old English lenge belonging, related (see beleng adj.). Compare Old English gelenge belonging, related (see beleng adj.). Compare further long adj.² and long v.³Earlier currency may be implied by the Old English prefixed verb oþlengan (rare) to pertain to (compare oth prep.). Obsolete (northern in Middle English). 1. intransitive. To belong or pertain. Chiefly with to. ΚΠ lOE Prognostics (Hatton) (2007) 452 Þonne heo [sc. the moon] byð ii & xx niht eald, þæt þu gesihst hit lengeð to gode gefean. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 1410 (MED) Þe enbuschement of Bretons..Arrestede of þe Romayns..All þe realeste renkes, þat to Rome lengez. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3209 (MED) Make oure ostage at ese..And luk ȝe honden them all that in myn oste lengez. 2. a. intransitive. To rely or depend on. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)] > rely on wrethea1225 treousec1275 resta1382 to stand upon ——a1393 hang1393 lengc1440 arrest1523 reckon1547 ground1551 stay1560 depend1563 repose1567 rely1574 count1642 to make stay upon1682 allot1816 tie1867 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 4149 (MED) He commande me kyndly..That I schulde lelely one þe lenge and one noo lede ells. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 178 Who graidly may trist Any lede on to leng as for lele true. b. transitive (reflexive). To lean on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of leaning on or against something > lean [verb (reflexive)] leanc1220 wrethea1225 lengc1450 to lean upon1813 drape1943 c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 1441 (MED) Turpyn lengs hym on his brande. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † lengadv. Forms: Also Old English lencg, Middle English lenge. Etymology: Old English lęng = Old Saxon leng < Old Germanic laŋgiz , adverb comparative of laŋgo- long adj.¹ Obsolete. Longer. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > for a long time > for a longer time moeOE lengc1000 lengerc1200 overmorea1450 farther1548 no mo'1855 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) xvi. 2 Agyf þine scire, ne miht þu lencg tun-scire bewitan. c1000 Ælfric Exodus xix. 19 And þære byman sweg weox swa leng swa swiðor. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5494 Hit heold hine bi þan ribben. þat ne mihte he na leng libben. 13.. Sir Beues 3808 (MS. A) Out of þe renge he com ride, & Beues nolde no leng [MS. O. lenger] abide. c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Prol. 18 That ilke fruyt is euer leng the wers, Til it be roten in mullok or in stree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.¹OEv.²lOEadv.c1000
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† lengv.1

Derivatives

† lengv.2

† lengadv.

† lengv.¹

† lengv.²