*langōną

Runic: ᛚᚨᚾᚷᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑŋ.ɡɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to desire; long for

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Often taken as related to *langaz (‘long (in length)’), with semantic development "long length" > "reach, extend" > "wish to reach to, long for". However, Orel appears implicitly skeptical, and prefers to connect the root, as well as Old English andlang (‘along’) and its relatives, with Proto-Balto-Slavic *lénktei (‘to bend, twine’) instead.

Other derive the verb from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, *legʷʰ- (‘to be easy, be quick, jump, move around, vary’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	langō	langǭ	–
2nd singular	langōsi	langōs	langō
3rd singular	langōþi	langō	langōþau
1st dual	langōs	langōw	–
2nd dual	langōþiz	langōþiz	langōþiz
1st plural	langōmaz	langōm	–
2nd plural	langōþ	langōþ	langōþ
3rd plural	langōnþi	langōn	langōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	langōi	–
2nd singular	langōsai	langōsau
3rd singular	langōþai	langōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	langōnþai	langōnþau
2nd plural	langōnþai	langōnþau
3rd plural	langōnþai	langōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	langōdǭ	langōdēdį̄
2nd singular	langōdēz	langōdēdīz
3rd singular	langōdē	langōdēdī
1st dual	langōdēdū	langōdēdīw
2nd dual	langōdēdudiz	langōdēdīdiz
1st plural	langōdēdum	langōdēdīm
2nd plural	langōdēdud	langōdēdīd
3rd plural	langōdēdun	langōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
langōną	langōndz	langōdaz

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Descendants

*langōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *langon, *langen (Old Dutch)
  - langhen, belangen (Middle Dutch)
    - langen, verlangen, belang (Dutch)
*langōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- langian, belangian, ġelangian, lengan, ġelengan (Old English)
  - langen, longen, belangen, belongen (Middle English)
    - long, belong (English)
    - lang, belang (Scots)
*langōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *langia, *belangia (Old Frisian)
  - beloangje (Saterland Frisian)
  - belangje (West Frisian)
*langōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- gilangōn, langēn, belangēn (Old High German)
  - gelangen, langen (Middle High German)
    - gelangen, langen, verlangen (German)
*langōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- langon (Old Saxon)
  - langen, belangen (Middle Low German)
    - langen, belangen, verlangen (German Low German)
langa (Old Norse)
- længes (Danish)
- langa (Icelandic)
- lengte (Norwegian)
langa (Old Norse)
- langa (Old Swedish)
  - långa (Swedish)

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