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lengja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lengja, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Related to lengd.

Verb

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lengja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lengdi, supine lengt)

  1. to lengthen
  2. (impersonal) to long for [with accusative ‘subject’ and eftir (+ dative) ‘for something’]
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lengja f (genitive singular lengju, nominative plural lengjur)

  1. a long item
  2. a length, i.e. a (long) piece (of string, licorice, etc.)
Declension
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