Complete Definition of "endlong"

English

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|/��ndl��/

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.

Category:English prepositions

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