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Longer

//ˈlæŋ.ɡæ// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of long: more long comparative, form-of
Adverb
  1. 1
    comparative form of long: more long comparative, form-of
Adverb
  1. 1
    for more time wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who longs or yearns for something.

    "The slayer also lay, The terrible earth-drake deprived of life, Oppressed by bale: the ring-hoard longer The twisted worm, might not control."

  2. 2
    a person with a strong desire for something wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).

Etymology 3

From long (“yearn”) + -er.

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