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endlong

[ end-lawng, -long ]

adverb

, Archaic.


endlong

/ ˈɛndˌlɒŋ /

adverb

  1. archaic.
    lengthways or on end


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Word History and Origins

Origin of endlong1

1175–1225; Middle English endelong; replacing Old English andlong along

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Example Sentences

But Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wild forest, and held no path but as wild adventure led him.

And last, between the endlong beams I stretched Stout thongs of ox-hide, dipped in purple dye.

A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong— So they say.

De Lancre concludes his description of the dances (see above, p. 131) by an account of an 'endlong' dance.

At North Berwick in 1590 seven score witches 'danced endlong the Kirk yard.

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