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eslonger1 (s.xii3/4)
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eslonger1 (s.xii3/4)

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esloigner,  esloignier,  eslongier,  eslongner  (eiloigner  Rot Parl1 i 268)  
  FEW:  longus 5,416b Gdf:  eslongier  GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  lonc (eslongier)  DMF:  eslonger  TLF:  élonger  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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.trans.

1to extend, stretch out: 
( 1160-74 )  veissiez homme viser, piez afurchier, arc enteser [...] teste lever, braz esloignier  Rom de Rou wace i 237.2042
2temporalto extend, lengthen, prolong: 
( 1160-74 )  Ne poon ta vie esloignier, Ne ta mort por altre eschangier  Rom de Rou wace ii 99.5747
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Chalors s’estent toz jorz qu’ele regne, dont ele [le] fait esloignier, mais ne puet eslaisier por la sechesce  A-N Med i 219
( 1323-25 )  Doit auxint le dit evesque tocher au roi de les trieves esloigner ou novelle prendre entre lui et les Brettouns  St Sard 132
♦to prolong, save: 
( 1312 )  Por ceo qe moultz des prisons deviegnent appellours pur leur vies esloigner  Rot Parl1 i 285

v.intrans.

timeastron.to become longer: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  mais en ver li jors eslongnent de l’equinocte en avant et les nuis escorchent. En amptone avient le contraire  Waterford busby 244.S41.4

v.refl.

temporalto become, last longer: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  En cel tens li jor s’eslongent et les nuis s’escorchent  Waterford busby 243.S40.2

p.p. as a.

fully extended: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Nicholas les encontre od sa gent arme[e], Les lances esloignees od l’autre est assemble[e]  Rom Chev ANTS 605

See also:

alonger  eslongance  eslongement  lung 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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