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linge

linge

See also: lînge, lingë, and -linge

English

Verb

linge (third-person singular simple present linges, present participle linging, simple past and past participle linged)

  1. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To work hard; swink; dree.

Related terms

  • lingy

French

Etymology

From Latin līneus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃ʒ/

Noun

linge m (plural linges)

  1. linen
  2. cloth
  3. (Switzerland) towel
  4. (Quebec, invariable) clothing

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Irish

Verb

linge

  1. present subjunctive analytic of ling

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun as the subject.


Latin

Verb

linge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lingō

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lingere, present active infinitive of lingō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlindʒe]

Verb

a linge (third-person singular present linge, past participle lins) 3rd conj.

  1. (transitive) to lick

Conjugation

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