endlong

[ end-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈɛndˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

lengthwise.

Origin of endlong

1175–1225; Middle English endelong; replacing Old English andlong along

The hero goes "overthwart and endlong," just like the figures whom all readers know in Malory, and some in his originals.

Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 |George Saintsbury
A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong— So they say.

Hawthorn and Lavender |William Ernest Henley
De Lancre concludes his description of the dances (see above, p. 131) by an account of an 'endlong' dance.

The Witch-cult in Western Europe |Margaret Alice Murray
But Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wild forest, and held no path but as wild adventure led him.

Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) |Thomas Malory

And last, between the endlong beams I stretched Stout thongs of ox-hide, dipped in purple dye.

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft |George Gissing

endlong

/ (ˈɛndˌlɒŋ) /

archaic lengthways or on end