lungie

noun

lung·​ie

ˈləŋi

plural -s

Scottish

: murre

Word History

Etymology

Norwegian langve, langvi, lomvi, from Old Norse langvē, from langr long + -vē, a bird; akin to Old High German wīo kite and perhaps to Old Norse veithr hunt, hunting, fishing

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