English
Alternative spellings
endelong (obsolete)
Etymology
Old English andlang ( > along), re-formed by popular etymology in Middle English as end + long; partly from Old Norse cognate endlangr.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��ndl��/
Preposition
endlong
- along|Along (as opposed to across), from end to end of.
#*Late C14: w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Franklin's Tale�, Canterbury Tales
#*: Looke what day that endelong Britayne / Ye remove alle the rokkes, stoon by stoon
Adverb
en-adv|-
- From end to end.
Category:English prepositions
vi:endlong
zh:endlong
|