longsome meaning (archaic): definition, etymology

longsome

adj

/ˈlɒŋsəm/

Etymology From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some.

UK, Archaic, Dialectal Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.

UK, Dialectal Tedious; tiresomely long.

Synonyms: lengthsome, diuturnal, prolonged, plodding, tiresome, wearisome
Derived terms: longsomely, longsomeness