lange

• IPA^(key): /laŋə/, [ˈlɑŋə]

From Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic *langǭ, *langijǭ, cognate with Swedish långa, English ling, Dutch leng, German Leng. Derived from the adjective *langaz (“long”).

lange c (singular definite langen, plural indefinite langer)

1. ling, common ling (the fish Molva molva, similar to the cod)

• “lange,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Middle Low German langen (“to reach for”), from Proto-Germanic *langōną, cognate with German langen, English long, Old Norse langa.

lange (past tense langede, past participle langet)

1. to hand, pass (in a careless manner)
2. to fetch

• forlange
• lange ud

• “lange,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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lange

1. definite singular of lang
2. plural of lang

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋə/

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lange

1. Inflected form of lang

• algen, angel, lagen, nagel

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Derived how?”) From langema.

lange (genitive lange, partitive langet)

1. fall
2. lapse

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• väljalange
• langenurk
• langetõbi

Substantivization of Old French lange (“woollen”), from Latin laneus.

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃ʒ/

lange m (plural langes)

1. flannel blanket, baby blanket
2. (in the plural) swaddling clothes
3. (Switzerland, Belgium) diaper, nappy

lange

1. inflection of langer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “lange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Inherited from Middle High German lange, an adverb to lanc.

• lang (for the temporal adverb)

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋə]

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• Rhymes: -aŋə

lange

1. long, for a long time
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 105:

     Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum“

     They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that“

   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 674:

     Spät abends, als es lange dunkel war, fanden sie endlich ein Nachtquartier in einem entlegenen Dorf.

     Late at night, when it was long dark, they finally found a night's lodging in a remote village.

2. in a long time

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lange

1. inflection of lang:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lange

1. inflection of langen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

• “lange” in Duden online
• “lange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

lange

1. definite singular of lang
2. plural of lang

• algen, angel, angle, galen, galne, glane, lagen, lenga, nagle

From Old Norse langa (“ling”).

• langa, longa, longe (obsolete)

lange f (definite singular langa, indefinite plural langer, definite plural langene)

1. (zoology) common ling, Molva molva

From lang (“long”) +‎ -e. The sense of handing something over is considered a semantic loan from Middle Low German (cf. with German langen or even English Handlanger).

• langa (a-infinitive)

lange (present tense langar, past tense langa, past participle langa, passive infinitive langast, present participle langande, imperative lange/lang)

1. to hand over
   1. (transitive) to peddle, especially drugs or alcohol
   2. (transitive) to give
   3. (transitive) to punch
2. (intransitive) to stride about with long paces

• langar m
• handlangar m

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lange

1. definite singular of lang
2. plural of lang

• “lange” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• galne, glane

lang +‎ -e.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑn.ɡe/, [ˈlɑŋ.ɡe]

lange (comparative lenġ, superlative lenġest)

1. long, for a long time

lange m (oblique and nominative feminine singular lange)

1. woollen; made of wool

Compare German langen.

lange

1. to hand

   Lang mer's Sals.

   Hand me the salt.