Etymology

longsomeness

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Today it means: The quality of being longsome; lengthiness. Full definition →

Middle English *langsumnesse ← Old English langsumnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlangsumnes“length; patience, long-suffering”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*langsumnesse
  3. English todaylongsomeness

From Middle English *langsumnesse, from Old English langsumnes (“length; patience, long-suffering”), equivalent to longsome + -ness.

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