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alonger (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 5,411b longus; Gdf: 1,234a alongier; GdfC: 8,86b alongier; TL: 1,312 aloignier; DEAF: lonc (alongier); DMF: allonger; TLF: allonger; OED: ∅; MED: ; DMLBS: ∅ ]

alonjer; aluiner, aluigner, alugner; aloiner; eslonger, eslongier, eslongner

v.a.

1to lengthen, prolong:

( 1160-74 ) Ne poon ta vie esloignier (var. aloignier (C)MS: s.xiv^ex), Ne ta mort por altre eschangier ii 5747 (var.)

( s.xii^4/4; MS: s.xiii ) Que valt que l’um alonje cunte? (Str1) 1202

♦time(of day) to lengthen:

( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) ly solayl se estut tot en pees e fust aloyné icel jour en l’espace de troys joures 1266

2to extend, stretch out:

( 1160-74 ) veissiez homme viser, piez afurchier, arc enteser [...] teste lever, braz esloignier (var. alonger (C)MS: s.xiv^ex) i 237.2042 (var.)

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) De l’escu se clot, lance alugne 3639

v.n.

1time astron.to become longer:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii² ) Li jurn vunt aluignant E les nuiz acurzant 379

( c.1300 ) Mais en ver, li jors eslongnent de l’equinocte en avant et les nuis escorchent, en amptone avient le contrair 84.406

v.refl.

1astron.timeto become longer:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii² ) Quant il (=the sun) vait de lung, Ne sunt naient li jur lung. Mais quant vait traversant, Dunc se vunt aluignant 388

( c.1300 ) En cel tens, li jor s’eslongent et les nuis s’escorchent 83.385

( MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) En ceo temps (=winter) se alonge la neut 353

2to extend, spread out, travel:

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv^2/4 ) (The invaders) Bon chastel i funt e bon burg […]. Pus ne se sunt alongni, Kar de blé furent bien garni 237

esloigner ralonger

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