loing

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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loing

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of long

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43

Middle French

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Adverb

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loing

  1. far; far away

Descendants

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  • French: loin

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin longē (far away), from longus (long, far).

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Adverb

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loing

  1. far; far away

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *lungeti (put, place) (compare Welsh ellwng and dillwng (to set free, release) from *(dī-)exs-lungo-), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend). Cognate with Latin luctor (to wrestle) and Old English lūcan (to lock).

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Verb

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·loing

  1. Only used in fo·loing and in·loing.

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