endlong

[ end-lawng, -long ]

adverb

, Archaic.

1. lengthwise.

endlong

/ ˈɛndˌlɒŋ /

adverb

1. archaic.
   lengthways or on end

Word History and Origins

Origin of endlong¹

1175–1225; Middle English endelong; replacing Old English andlong along

Example Sentences

But Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wild forest, and held no path but as wild adventure led him.

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And last, between the endlong beams I stretched Stout thongs of ox-hide, dipped in purple dye.

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A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong— So they say.

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De Lancre concludes his description of the dances (see above, p. 131) by an account of an 'endlong' dance.

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At North Berwick in 1590 seven score witches 'danced endlong the Kirk yard.

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