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linge

  • /lɪnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ɪndʒ

Where it comes from

From Middle English lengen (“to linger”), from Old English lenġan (“to make long, lengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (“to make long”). Cognate with Scots ling (“to lengthen, prolong, delay; tarry, continue”). More at linger.

verb linges · linging · linged

  1. UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete To work hard.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{linge_2026,
  title = {linge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}