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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lange.

ling, common ling (the fish Molva molva, similar to the cod)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/laŋə/[ˈlɑŋə]
  1. ling, common ling (the fish Molva molva, similar to the cod)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/laŋə/[ˈlɑŋə]
  1. to hand, pass (in a careless manner)

  2. to fetch

Where this word comes from

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

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