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

• ekki lengur
• lengi lifi
• mega lengi lifa

Old High German

Etymology

lang ‎(“long”) +‎ -ī

Noun

lengī f

1. length

Descendants

• German: Länge

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