sidelong

English

adj

Definitions

Directed to the side; sideways.
Slanting or sloping; oblique.
Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
Along the side of something.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sidlyng compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English long (belong, yearn).

Origin

English

long

Gloss

belong, yearn

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Burnside English
Humberside English
Ironside English
Lombard English
Longview English
Merseyside English
Tameside English
Tayside English
Tyneside English
agelong English
airside English
along English
alongside English
armlong English
aside English
backside English
bankside English
bayside English
beachside English
belong English
berthside English
beside English
blindside English
blocklong English
boatside English
bodyside English
broadside English
brookside English
cliffside English
coverside English
cradleside English
cribside English
damside English
darkside English
daylong English
dayside English
decadelong English
decadeslong English
downside English
dropside English
dryside English
eastside English
edgelong English
erelong English
evenlong English
extralong English
feetlong English
fellside English
fireside English
fleetside English
flipside English
footlong English
foreside English
forlong English
frontside English
gainside English
greenside English
heelside English
hillside English
hindside English
hitherside English
hourlong English
hourslong English
inchlong English
inside English
ironside English
kerbside English
leeside English
length English
lifelong English
livelong English
long English
long-haired English
long-lived English
longage English
longarm English
longbeak English
longbeard English
longboard English
longboat English
longbow English
longcase English
longclaw English
longcoat English
longcut English
longdog English
longear English
longer English
longest English
longeth English
longfin English
longgrass English
longhair English
longhaired English
longhand English
longheaded English
longhorn English
longhouse English
longie English
longies English
longing English
longish English
longleaf English
longline English
longlist English
longly English
longminded English
longneck English
longnecked English
longness English
longnose English
longplay English
longship English
longshoot English
longshot English
longsleeved English
longsome English
longspun English
longspur English
longstemmed English
longsuffering English
longsword English
longtail English
longterm English
longtime English
longwall English
longward English
longwave English
longwhiles English
longwing English
longwise English
longwool English
longword English
longy English
many-sided English
marshside English
minuteslong English
monthlong English
monthslong English
mountainside English
myside bias English
nightlong English
nightside English
nonlong English
northside English
onside English
openside English
outside English
overlong English
overside English
parkside English
portside English
quayside English
queenside English
rinkside English
riverside English
roundside English
seaside English
seasonlong English
semilong English
sidal English
side English
side mirror English
side mover English
side-eye English
side-hand English
side-handed English
side-wife English
sideache English
sidearm English
sideart English
sideband English
sidebang English
sidebar English
sidebearing English
sideblade English
sideblog English
sideboard English
sidebone English
sideboob English
sidebox English
sideboy English
sideburden English
sidecar English
sidecast English
sidechaining English
sidechannel English
sidecut English
sidedish English
sideflash English
sidefoot English
sideform English
sidegaze English
sideglance English
sideglancer English
sidegroup English
sidehead English
sidehill English
sidekick English
sidelamp English
sidelength English
sideless English
sidelight English
sideline English
sideling English
sideload English
sidelobe English
sidelock English
sidelot English
sidely English
sideman English
sidemeat English
sidemode English
sidenote English
sidepath English
sideperson English
sidepiece English
sidepipe English
sidepod English
sidepost English
sideproduct English
sidequest English
sider English
sideroad English
sidesaddle English
sidescraper English
sidescrolling English
sideseam English
sideshow English
sideslip English
sidespin English
sidesplitting English
sidestep English
sidestick English
sidestream English
sidestroke English
sideswipe English
sidetone English
sidetrack English
sideview English
sidewalk English
sidewall English
sideward English
sidewards English
sideway English
sidewheel English
sidewheeler English
sidewinder English
sidewise English
sidewoman English
sidework English
sidey English
sideyard English
sidies English
siding English
sidle English
sidth English
silverside English
southside English
stepside English
summerlong English
superlong English
t'othersider English
threeside English
toeside English
topside English
tubside English
ultralong English
underside English
waistlong English
wallside English
wayside English
weakside English
weeklong English
weekslong English
westside English
wetside English
wharfside English
whiteside English
winterlong English
long Middle English
side Middle English
sidlyng Middle English
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