lenge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi

Pronunciation

Audio (dialect: Oslo):

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Adverb

lenge (comparative lenger, superlative lengst)

1. long, for a long time

   for lenge - for long, too long

   for lenge siden - a long time ago

   så lenge (som) - as long as

References

• “lenge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛŋɡə/

Adverb

lenge (comparative lenger, superlative lengst)

1. for long

   No har me vore her lenge.

   We have been here for long now.

References

• “lenge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.