Hypertext Webster Gateway: "longer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS.
long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.]
1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to
short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Longer \Long"er\, n.
One who longs for anything.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
longer
adj : having the greater length of two or the greatest length of
several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the
hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right
triangle" [syn: {longest}]
n : a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for
money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for
knowledge" [syn: {thirster}, {yearner}]
adv : for more time; "can I stay bit longer?"
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