longe

[ luhnj, lonj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, longed, longe·ing.

longe

/ lɒndʒ; lʌndʒ /

Origin of longe¹

< French, Old French: noun use of longe (adj.) < Latin longa, feminine of longus long ¹

Origin of longe¹

C17: via Old French from Latin longus long ¹

The same seems to be indicated by l. 21 (the longe day), and still more clearly by ll.

Potentia coeundi permanere potest longe post annum sexagesimum-secundum.

Quin dir Eumenides monstraque Tartari His longe duce te finibus exulant.

If it bee not longe inoughe, thenn lengthen it fyrste, and afterwarde doo as I haue sayde beefore.

Diu me in hoc curru promovendo laborasse, priusquam tam longe processit.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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