# lange
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laŋə/, [ˈlɑŋə]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic *langǭ, *langijǭ, cognate with Swedish långa, English ling, Dutch leng, German Leng. Derived from the adjective *langaz (“long”).

#### Noun

lange c (singular definite langen, plural indefinite langer)
* ling, common ling (the fish Molva molva, similar to the cod)

##### Declension
#### References

* “lange,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German langen (“to reach for”), from Proto-Germanic *langōną, cognate with German langen, English long, Old Norse langa.

#### Verb

lange (past tense langede, past participle langet)
* to hand, pass (in a careless manner)
* to fetch

##### Conjugation

activepassive
present
langer
langes
past
langede
langedes
infinitive
lange
langes
imperative
lang
participle
present
langende
past
langet (auxiliary verb have)
gerund
langen :

##### Derived terms

* forlange
* lange ud

#### References

* “lange,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

lange
* definite singular of lang
* plural of lang

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑŋə/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

lange
* inflection of lang:
** masculine/feminine singular attributive
** definite neuter singular attributive
** plural attributive

### Anagrams

* algen, angel, lagen, nagel

## Estonian
### Etymology

From langema (“to fall”) +‎ -e (noun-forming suffix)

### Noun

lange (genitive lange, partitive langet)
* fall
* lapse

#### Derived terms

* väljalange
* langenurk
* langetõbi

## French
### Etymology

Substantivization of Old French lange (“woollen”), from Latin laneus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɑ̃ʒ/

### Noun

lange m (plural langes)
* flannel blanket, baby blanket
* (in the plural) swaddling clothes
* (Switzerland, Belgium) diaper, nappy

### Verb

lange
* inflection of langer:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “lange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German lange, an adverb to lanc.

#### Alternative forms

* lang (for the temporal adverb)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlaŋə]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Rhymes: -aŋə

#### Adverb

lange
* long, for a long time
** 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 105:Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum“They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that“
** 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 674:
    Spät abends, als es lange dunkel war, fanden sie endlich ein Nachtquartier in einem entlegenen Dorf.Late at night, when it was long dark, they finally found a night's lodging in a remote village.
* in a long time

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

lange
* inflection of lang:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lange
* inflection of langen:
** first-person singular present
** first/third-person singular subjunctive I
** singular imperative

### Further reading

* “lange” in Duden online
* “lange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Middle English
### Adjective

lange
* (Early Middle English) inflection of long:
** weak singular
** strong/weak plural
* (Northern) Alternative form of long

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Adjective

lange
* definite singular of lang
* plural of lang

### Anagrams

* algen, angel, angle, galen, galne, glane, lagen, lenga, nagle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse langa (“ling”).

#### Alternative forms

* langa, longa, longe (obsolete)

#### Noun

lange f (definite singular langa, indefinite plural langer, definite plural langene)
* (zoology) common ling, Molva molva

### Etymology 2

From lang (“long”) +‎ -e. The sense of handing something over is considered a semantic loan from Middle Low German (cf. with German langen or even English Handlanger).

#### Alternative forms

* langa (a-infinitive)

#### Verb

lange (present tense langar, past tense langa, past participle langa, passive infinitive langast, present participle langande, imperative lange/lang)
* to hand over
** (transitive) to peddle, especially drugs or alcohol
** (transitive) to give
** (transitive) to punch
* (intransitive) to stride about with long paces

##### Derived terms

* langar m
* handlangar m

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

lange
* definite singular of lang
* plural of lang

### References

* “lange” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* galne, glane

## Old English
### Etymology

lang +‎ -e.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑn.ɡe/, [ˈlɑŋ.ɡe]

### Adverb

lange (comparative lenġ, superlative lenġest)
* long, for a long time
** "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 10, verse 24
    Ðā bestōdon þā Iūdēas hyne ūtan, and cwǣdon tō him, Hū lange gǣlst þū ūre līf? Seġe ūs openlīċe hwæþer þū Crīst sȳ.Then the Jews surrounded him from outside and said to him, how long do you delay our lives. Tell us openly whether you be Christ.
** The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
    Saga mē, hū lange worhte man Nōes earce?Tell me, how long were they making Noah's ark?
** late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
    Ġenōh lange iċ wæs on þām bysmore and on þǣre sċeame, þe hȳ mē on ġebrōhton;...Long enough have I been in the reproach and shame which they brought on me;...

### References

* Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lange”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

## Old French
### Adjective

lange m (oblique and nominative feminine singular lange)
* woollen; made of wool

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

Compare German langen.

### Verb

lange
* to hand
    Lang mer's Sals.Hand me the salt.