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单词 longie
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Definition of longie in English:

longie

noun ˈlɒŋi
Shetland, Scottish
  • The common guillemot, Uria aalge.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Low (1747–1795), naturalist. Probably from the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic langvé (Icelandic langvía, langvígi, † langvé), Faroese lomvigi (goes to post-classical Latin lomwia), Norwegian † langivie, † lomgivie, † lomvifvie, † lomgive, † langve, † langvie, lomvie, (now usually) lomvi, early modern Danish † lomvibe from the Germanic base of long + a second element of uncertain and disputed origin, perhaps imitative of the bird's call.

 
 

Definition of longie in US English:

longie

nounˈlɒŋi
Shetland, Scottish
  • The common guillemot, Uria aalge.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Low (1747–1795), naturalist. Probably from the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic langvé (Icelandic langvía, langvígi, † langvé), Faroese lomvigi (goes to post-classical Latin lomwia), Norwegian † langivie, † lomgivie, † lomvifvie, † lomgive, † langve, † langvie, lomvie, (now usually) lomvi, early modern Danish † lomvibe from the Germanic base of long + a second element of uncertain and disputed origin, perhaps imitative of the bird's call.

 
 
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