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alonger (1113-19)

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

aloigner, aloignier, aloiner; alonjer; aloyner; alugner, aluigner, aluiner, alunger

Derivatives of the adjectives lung (‘long’, from Latin longus) and luin (‘far’, from Latin longe – with the adverbial form producing a diphthongization of the root vowel) are separated on etymological and semantic grounds. However, the overlap of spelling variants (with or wihtout the diphthonization) between the two groups suggests no firm distinction between them.

v.a.1to lengthen, prolong ♦ (of day) to lengthen 2to extend, stretch out
v.n.1to become longer
v.refl.1to become longer

v.a.

1to lengthen, prolong:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Ezechias lores viveit, [...] Cui Deus quinze anz vie aluina Pur ço qu'amerement plura 2113

( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii ) Que valt que l’um alonje cunte? 1202

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E grace dune obediance, E obedience alunge vie 2750

( 1260 ) ne n’i ot nul qui mendement [...] aust de li de terme aloigner 198

♦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:

( 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.xii^3/3 ) Li jurn vunt aluignant E les nuiz acurzant 379

v.refl.

1astron.timeto become longer:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Quant il (=the sun) vait de lung, Ne sunt naient li jur lung. Mais quant vait traversant, Dunc se vunt aluignant 388

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

alonge alongance eslonger#1 lung ralonger

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