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.
