nightlong

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English *nihtlong, from Old English nihtlang (lasting through the night, night-long, a night in length), equivalent to night +‎ -long.

Adjective[edit]

nightlong (not comparable)

  1. Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English nihtlonge, nihtlonges, from Old English nihtlanges (for the night), equivalent to night +‎ -long.

Adverb[edit]

nightlong (not comparable)

  1. Through the night.