LENGI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LENGI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LENGI

adv., the compar. lengr is used in a temp. sense, lengra in a local sense, see langr; [Dan. længe]:—long, for a long time; lengi hefir mér þat í hug verit, Nj. 2; hversu lengi? 141; eigi lengi, Ld. 168; of lengi, too long; svá lengi sem, as long as, Rb. 64; ok eru þeir þá miklu lengst niðri, by far the longest time, id.; ok þolir eigi inni lengr, could no longer ‘thole’ or endure it, Fær. 269, passim; lengr en skemr, rather long than short, for a good while, Bs. i. 155; til þess at lengr en skemr frestaðisk þat níðingsverk, Al. 105: á-lengr (q. v.), hereafter: lengr er, until; lengr er lyriti er varit at lögbergi, K. Þ. K. (Kb.) i. 18; lengr er þeir hafa sýnt biskupi, 22: with gen., lengi vetrar, for a long part of the winter, Fbr. i. 334; lengi æfi, during a long part of one’s life, 224; lengi dags, lengi nætr, and so on.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
bisk
bishop.
compar.
comparative.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
gen.
genitive.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
temp.
temporal.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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