Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Along — A*long (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and (akin to OFris. ond , OHG. ant , Ger. ent , Goth. and , anda , L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See {Long}.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Along — A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] On me is not along thin evil fare.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Along of — Along A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] On me is not along thin evil fare.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Along on — Along A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] On me is not along thin evil fare.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Along — A*long , prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. Along the lowly lands. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
along — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, from and against + lang long more at ante Date: before 12th century 1. in a line matching the length or direction of < walking along the road >; also at a point or points on < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
along — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG … Dictionary of American idioms
along — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG … Dictionary of American idioms
Along the River During the Qingming Festival — Traditional: 清明上河圖, Simplified: 清明上河图 Artist Zhang Zeduan Year 1085 1145 Type Panoramic painting Dimen … Wikipedia
Along the Road to Gundagai — is a song written by Jack O Hagan in 1922. It is well known among Australians, and one of a small number of pieces which could be considered an Australian folk tune.The town of Gundagai is a rural town of New South Wales, Australia.The first line … Wikipedia
Along Came Betty — is a jazz quintet based on the Monterey Peninsula in California. The band s focus is hard bop.HistoryThe band was founded in 1998. Along Came Betty has opened the 1999 and 2003 Monterey Jazz Festivals and has performed at the Big Sur Jazz… … Wikipedia
