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longsome

The origin and history of longsome.

Etymology

Came into English via Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum ("long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering"), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam ("lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive"); equivalent to long + -some.

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