endlong

[end-lawng, -long]

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adverb Archaic.

lengthwise.

Origin of endlong

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

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Related Words for endlong

along, alongside, overall

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Historical Examples of endlong

The hero goes "overthwart and endlong," just like the figures whom all readers know in Malory, and some in his originals.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860
George Saintsbury
De Lancre concludes his description of the dances (see above, p. 131) by an account of an 'endlong' dance.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe
Margaret Alice Murray
But Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wild forest, and held no path but as wild adventure led him.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)
Thomas Malory
And last, between the endlong beams I stretched Stout thongs of ox-hide, dipped in purple dye.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
George Gissing
A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong— So they say.
Hawthorn and Lavender
William Ernest Henley

British Dictionary definitions for endlong

endlong

adverb

archaic lengthways or on end

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Word Origin and History for endlong

adv.

Old English andlang "from end to end, lengthwise" (see along) with Middle English substitution of ende (see end (n.)) for first element. Meaning "at full length, horizontally" is from early 15c. In Middle English frequently paired with overthwart and together meaning "lengthwise and crosswise," hence "in all directions." As a preposition c.1200. see along.