dæglang

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dagalangaz. Equivalent to dæġ (“day”) +‎ lang (“long”). Cognate with Old Norse daglangr and German tagelang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdæjˌlɑnɡ/, [ˈdæjˌlɑŋɡ]

Adjective

dæġlang

1. lasting a day, daylong

Declension

Declension of dæġlang — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dæġlang	dæġlang	dæġlang
Accusative	dæġlangne	dæġlange	dæġlang
Genitive	dæġlanges	dæġlangre	dæġlanges
Dative	dæġlangum	dæġlangre	dæġlangum
Instrumental	dæġlange	dæġlangre	dæġlange
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dæġlange	dæġlanga, dæġlange	dæġlang
Accusative	dæġlange	dæġlanga, dæġlange	dæġlang
Genitive	dæġlangra	dæġlangra	dæġlangra
Dative	dæġlangum	dæġlangum	dæġlangum
Instrumental	dæġlangum	dæġlangum	dæġlangum

Declension of dæġlang — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dæġlanga	dæġlange	dæġlange
Accusative	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlange
Genitive	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlangan
Dative	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlangan
Instrumental	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlangan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlangan
Accusative	dæġlangan	dæġlangan	dæġlangan
Genitive	dæġlangra, dæġlangena	dæġlangra, dæġlangena	dæġlangra, dæġlangena
Dative	dæġlangum	dæġlangum	dæġlangum
Instrumental	dæġlangum	dæġlangum	dæġlangum

Related terms

• dæġlanges

Descendants

• Middle English: dai longe, dæi longe
  • English: daylong

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dæġlang”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.