Lengi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lengi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lengi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

lengi: lengi, adv. længe, i lang Tid; lengi hefirmér þat í hug verit Nj. 2 (226); skalþik þessa eigi lengi biðja Nj. 78 (11618);var þetta allfrægt lengi síðan Fris. 1637(Yngl. 27); var þat lengi síðan, atjarlar áttu óðul öll Flat. I, 22423; sválengi sem - Heilag. II, 1642; lengidags dvs. lang Tid af Dagen, Nj. 142(2315); lengi vetrar dvs. i lang Tid afVinteren Flat. I, 33415; lengi æfi, =langa æfi, lengi, Flat. I, 22426. 2402. -Kompar. lengr, Superl. lengst.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚿᚵᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adv.: Adverbium.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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