linger
The origin and history of linger.
Etymology
From Old English lengan ("to lengthen, prolong"), related to the word long — to linger is, at root, to make a stay "longer."
The origin and history of linger.
From Old English lengan ("to lengthen, prolong"), related to the word long — to linger is, at root, to make a stay "longer."
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