langsum
Old English
Alternative forms
- longsum
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *langasamaz, equivalent to lang + -sum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋɡˌsum/
Adjective
langsum
- (of time) long, long-lasting.
- (of actions) wearisome, prolix, tedious, tardy, dilatory.
- (of space relations) lengthy, extended; outstretched.
- (of someone) long-suffering, patient.
Declension
Declension of langsum — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | langsum | langsumu, -o | langsum |
| Accusative | langsumne | langsume | langsum |
| Genitive | langsumes | langsumre | langsumes |
| Dative | langsumum | langsumre | langsumum |
| Instrumental | langsume | langsumre | langsume |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | langsume | langsuma, -e | langsumu, -o |
| Accusative | langsume | langsuma, -e | langsumu, -o |
| Genitive | langsumra | langsumra | langsumra |
| Dative | langsumum | langsumum | langsumum |
| Instrumental | langsumum | langsumum | langsumum |
Declension of langsum — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | langsuma | langsume | langsume |
| Accusative | langsuman | langsuman | langsume |
| Genitive | langsuman | langsuman | langsuman |
| Dative | langsuman | langsuman | langsuman |
| Instrumental | langsuman | langsuman | langsuman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | langsuman | langsuman | langsuman |
| Accusative | langsuman | langsuman | langsuman |
| Genitive | langsumra, langsumena | langsumra, langsumena | langsumra, langsumena |
| Dative | langsumum | langsumum | langsumum |
| Instrumental | langsumum | langsumum | langsumum |
Derived terms
- langsumlīċe
- langsumnes
Descendants
- Middle English: langsum, longsum, longsom
- Scots: langsum, langsome
- English: longsome
References
- langsum in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *langsum, from Proto-Germanic *langasamaz.
Adjective
langsum
- slow
- Synonym: stadich
Inflection
| Inflection of langsum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | langsum | |||
| inflected | langsume | |||
| comparative | langsumer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | langsum | langsumer | it langsumst it langsumste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | langsume | langsumere | langsumste |
| n. sing. | langsum | langsumer | langsumste | |
| plural | langsume | langsumere | langsumste | |
| definite | langsume | langsumere | langsumste | |
| partitive | langsums | langsumers | — | |
Further reading
- “langsum”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011