langr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old High German lang.
Adjective
langr (feminine lǫng, neuter langt, comparative lengri, superlative lengstr)
- long, far, distant (of distance and length)
- langt sverð
- a long sword
- Þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar.
- They had no long distance to the island.
- langt sverð
- long (of space and time)
- lǫng stund
- a long while, a long time
- lǫng stund
- long, wearisome