Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lengja, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Related to lengd.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lengja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lengdi, supine lengt)

  1. to lengthen
  2. (impersonal) to long for (with accusative and the preposition eftir + dative)

Conjugation

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Noun

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lengja f (genitive singular lengju, nominative plural lengjur)

  1. a long item
  2. a length, i.e. a (long) piece (of string, licorice, etc.)

Declension

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