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* '''lang:''' (''German'') long
 
* '''lang:''' (''German'') long
  
*'''At long last:''' with lang being ''scots english'' for long, possibly after Auld Lang Syne litt 'old long since' meaning 'the good old days'→ esp the Robert Burns poem.
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* '''Last:''' (''German'') load, burden
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*'''At long last:''' with lang being ''scots english'' for long, possibly after Auld Lang Syne litt. 'old long since' meaning 'the good old days'→ esp the Robert Burns poem; popularly associated with new years eve sinse the twenties → another loop to [[Eve]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, 14 May 2012

  • along a last bed
  • a long lost
  • lang: (German) long
  • Last: (German) load, burden
  • At long last: with lang being scots english for long, possibly after Auld Lang Syne litt. 'old long since' meaning 'the good old days'→ esp the Robert Burns poem; popularly associated with new years eve sinse the twenties → another loop to Eve