An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 483
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 483
_Douglas._
_To_ LANG, _v. n._ To long, S.
_Ross._
Germ. _lang-en_, A. S. _laeng-ian_, desiderare.
~Lang~, ~Lange~, _adj._ Long, S.
_Wyntown._
_To think lang_, to become weary, S.
~Lang~, _adv._ For a long time, S.
_Burns._
~Langare~, ~Langayr~, ~Langere~, _adv._ Long since.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lang_, and _aere_, prius. E. _ere-long_.
~Lang-craig~, _s._ An onion that grows all to the stalk S. q. _long neck_.
~Lang-craig~, _s._ A purse, Aberd.
_Shirrefs._
_To_ ~Langel~, _v. a._ To entangle.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
Su. G. _lang-a_, to r.e.t.a.r.d.
~Langell~, _s._
V. ~Langet~.
~Langis~, _prep._ Along.
_Douglas._
Belg. _langs_, id.
~Langer~, ~Langoure~, _s._
1. Weariness, S.
_Douglas._
2. Earnest desire of.
_Rollocke._
~Langet~, ~Langell~, _s._ A rope by which the fore and hinder feet of a horse or cow are fastened together, S.
_Kelly._
Q. _langelt_, entangled.
_To lowse a langet_, metaph. to make haste, to quicken ones pace, S.
~Langrin~, ~at langrin~, _adv._ At length, S.
_Popular Ball._
~Langkail~, _s._ Coleworts not shorn, S.
_Ritson._
~Langlins~, _prep._ Alongst, S. B.
_Ross._
~Lang-nebbit~, _adj._ Having a long nose, S.
_Ramsay._
~Lang pare eft~, long after.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lang-faer_, of long duration.
~Langsyne~, _adv._ Long since.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _longe siththan_, diu exinde.
~Langsum~, _adj._ Slow, tedious, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _langsum_, id.