- furlang
- n (-es/-) length of furrow, furlong; land the breadth of a furrow
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
furlang
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Furlong — Fur long, n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See {Furrow}, and {Long}, a.] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forlong — Recorded in the spellings of Forlong, Forlonge, Furlong and Furlonge, this is an English medieval surname. It derives from the pre 7th century Olde English furlange meaning a long furrow , and this in turn came to be associated by useage with a… … Surnames reference
Forlonge — Recorded in the spellings of Forlong, Forlonge, Furlong and Furlonge, this is an English medieval surname. It derives from the pre 7th century Olde English furlange meaning a long furrow , and this in turn came to be associated by useage with a… … Surnames reference
Furlong — Recorded in the spellings of Forlong, Forlonge, Furlong and Furlonge, this is an English medieval surname. It derives from the pre 7th century Olde English furlange meaning a long furrow , and this in turn came to be associated by useage with a… … Surnames reference
Furlonge — Recorded in the spellings of Forlong, Forlonge, Furlong and Furlonge, this is an English medieval surname. It derives from the pre 7th century Olde English furlange meaning a long furrow , and this in turn came to be associated by useage with a… … Surnames reference
furlong — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English furlang, from furh furrow + lang long Date: 14th century a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wells — For other uses, see Wells (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°12′26″N 2°39′07″W / 51.2073°N 2.6519°W / 51.2073; 2.6519 … Wikipedia
Bamfurlong — La Haricotière La Haricotière est la traduction française proposée par Francis Ledoux du mot « Bamfurlong », donné par JRR Tolkien comme nom du domaine du fermier Maggotte (« Farmer Maggot »). La ferme de la Haricotière se… … Wikipédia en Français
La Haricotière — (Bamfurlong) est un domaine agricole de fiction, appartenant au père Maggotte (Farmer Maggot), apparaissant dans le roman Le Seigneur des anneaux de l écrivain britannique J. R. R. Tolkien. La ferme de la Haricotière se situe dans la région… … Wikipédia en Français
furlong — /ferr lawng, long/, n. a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 m) or 1/8 mile (0.2 km). Abbr.: fur. [bef. 900; ME; OE furlang length of a furrow. See FURROW, LONG1] * * * ▪ English unit of measurement old English unit of length, based… … Universalium
