- nihtlang
- adj lasting through the night, night-long, a night in length; cmp nihtlengra; spl nihtlengest; adv \nihtlanges for the night
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
nihtlang
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nightlong — adj. /nuyt lawng , long /; adv. /nuyt lawng , long /, adj. 1. lasting all night: a nightlong snowfall. adv. 2. through the entire night: They typed nightlong to finish the reports. [bef. 1000; ME; OE nihtlang (adv.) for the space of a night. See… … Universalium
nightlong — (adj.) O.E. nihtlang; see NIGHT (Cf. night) + LONG (Cf. long) … Etymology dictionary
nightlong — night•long adj. [[t]ˈnaɪtˌlɔŋ, ˌlɒŋ[/t]] adv. [[t]ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ, ˈlɒŋ[/t]] adj. 1) lasting all night 2) through the entire night • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE nihtlang (adv.) for the space of a night … From formal English to slang
nightlong — /ˈnaɪtlɒŋ/ (say nuytlong) adjective 1. lasting all night. –adverb 2. throughout the whole night. {Middle English, Old English nihtlang for the space of a night} …
