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endlong

/ˈɛndlɒŋ/ UK
/ˈɛndˌlɔŋ/ US

Where it comes from

From Old English andlang ( > along), reanalysed by folk etymology in Middle English as end + long; partly from Old Norse cognate endlangr.

preposition endelong

archaic Along (as opposed to across), from end to end of.

adverb endelong

not comparable From end to end.
not comparable Continuously. The rest he leaves in ground: So takes in hond To seeke her endlong both by sea and lond
not comparable On end.

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"endlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endlong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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endlong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/endlong

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"endlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endlong.

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@misc{endlong_2026,
  title = {endlong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endlong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}