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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 | + | * '''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