Middle English Dictionary Entry
lō̆ng adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | lō̆ng adj.(2) Also long, lang(e. |
| Etymology | OE gelang |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. along adj., bilong adj., & ilong adj.
1.
(a) On account of; ~ of (in, o, on, upon), attributable to (sb. or sth.); dependent on (sb. or sth.); because of (sb. or sth.); owing to (sb. or sth.); (b) ~ til, belonging to (Christianity).
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)ded.117 : All Crisstene follkess berrhless Iss lang uppo þatt an.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)13377 : Forr all Crisstene follkess hald Iss lang o Cristess hellpe.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)71 : Fewe ben þat þus shewen heore sinnes, and þat is long on felefelde iuele lastes.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)15886 : Sai waren hit his lang þat þe wal falleþ.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)801 : Þe man þat may wel eten and drinken, Þat nouth ne haue but on swink long.
- a1350 Wiþ longyng (Hrl 2253)10 : Leuedi..my lyf is long on þe.
- c1330(?c1300) Spec.Guy (Auch)750 : Here ȝe muwen..knowe wher-on his [read: hit] is long [vr. alange] Þat sinful man may noht se Hise giltes.
- c1350 Ayenb.App.(Arun 57)266/9 : Yef we longe godes drede..were stille, ryȝt hit is þet þe spekinde wel more we by stille.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.2329 : Bot if it is along on me. Or elles it be long on you The sothe schal be proved nou.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.922,930 : Somme seyde it was long on the fir makyng..I kan nat telle wher on it was long.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6030 : I haue þe wrang, And al þis wrak on me es lang.
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)85/14 : Alle þis is longe of pride & of fleschlynes & coriouste of witte.
- a1425(?a1400) PCounsel.(Hrl 674)159/3 : Somme þer ben þat..comen inne raþer þen somme; & þat is longe on þe porter.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)2.194 : Her seed..wexith hard; and sumtyme on the soil is Hit longe, or on the tyme.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)475 : Kys me..Alle my lyfe hys longe on the.
- a1450 That ilke man (Dgb 102)120 : And þou be lost, whom wiltow wyte? Is it long on me or þe?
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4606 : Slik lust is lang on þe leuir & likand spices.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)203 : If she [death] take thee sodeynliche, It is not long on vs.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)1688 : And oon bataile aftir the blasing sterre, And longe on hem that whirleth as the fane. Is not their owne cryme her owne bane?
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1161/9 : And all was longe uppon two unhappy knyghtis.
- a1500(?a1325) Otuel & R (Fil)1387 : Thouȝ thow be strong, Alle it is in god long, That ys alle weldyng.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)94/300 : I forthynk sore of hir dede, Bot it is long of yowth-hede.
- a1500 *Chartier Quad.(2) (Rwl A.338)85/20 : Suche grace myght fall to vs..if it be nat long on ourself [*CQ(1): but yf the faute be in oureself].
- a1500 7 Sages(1) (Cmb Ff.2.38)871 : Hyt was long of my keyes and not on me.
b
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.274 : A knyght was þam among..Tille our faith was he long, & with kyng Edward.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1450 *Lordyngis leue (Bod 48)457 : Fore al is long on lordis þat suffre þus hit go.
Note: Additional quote(s) for (a)