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Alternative spellings
endelong (obsolete)

Etymology
Old English andlang ( > along), re-formed by popular etymology in Middle English as end + long; partly from Old Norse cognate endlangr.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈɛndlɒŋ/

Preposition
endlong

1. along|Along (as opposed to across), from end to end of.

#*Late C14: w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
#*: Looke what day that endelong Britayne / Ye remove alle the rokkes, stoon by stoon

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. From end to end.

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