† ˈavelonge, awe-, awey-, a. Obs.
[? a. Icel. aflangr (cf. Da. aflang, Sw. aflång), itself a late adaptation of L. oblongus oblong.]
Oblong or oval; drawn out of the square.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 17 Auelonge [v.r. awelonge, 1499 aweylonge], oblongus. Ibid. 517 Warpyn, or wex wronge or avelonge, as vesselle, oblongo. ? a 1500 Harl. MS. No. 1002, 119 Oblongo, to make auelonge. 1828 Carr Craven Dial. I. 14 Avelang, elliptical, oval. |