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elonged

elonged is the simple past and past participle of elong.

Meaning of elong

Verb

elong (third-person singular simple present elongs, present participle elonging, simple past and past participle elonged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lengthen out; to prolong.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To put away; to separate; to keep off.
    • By Sees & hilles elonged from thy ſightc. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Though this port: and I thy ſeruaunt true”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 53v

Questions about elonged

What is elonged the simple past and past participle of?
Elonged is the simple past and past participle of elong.

Words near elonged in the dictionary

  1. elongatoolithid
  2. elongatoolithids
  3. elongator
  4. elongators
  5. elongatory
  6. elonged
  7. elongin
  8. elonging
  9. elongins
  10. elongs
  11. Elonia

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