longsome
English
Alternative forms
- langsome (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-Germanic *langasamaz (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some. Cognate with Saterland Frisian loangsoam (“slow”), Dutch langzaam (“slow”), German langsam (“slow”), Swedish långsam (“slow”).
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Adjective
longsome (comparative more longsome, superlative most longsome)
- (archaic, UK dialectal) Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
- (UK dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long.
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