AGO
ADJECTIVES
1798 — LANG SYNE of long ago, of yore, ancient → Sc.
1823 — AGONE ago → Amer. dial.
1862 — ELDERN of long ago, ancient → Sc.
ADVERBS
1303 — LANGER long ere, long since → Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
1350 — SITH ago; before now → obs.
1386 — SITHEN ago; in the past → obs.
1500 — LANG SYNE long ago; long since → Sc.
1548 — SITHENCE ago; in the past → obs.
1608 — OLD long ago; in ancient times → obs.
1768 — ABACK ago; since → Sc.
1874 — BACK-CAST long ago; in the past → Eng. dial.
1880 — BACK-ALONG a little while ago, recently → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1894 — ABYE ago, past → Sc.
1914 — ALLUS-AGO → ALWAYS-AGO long ago → Amer. dial.
1935 — LONG ALREADY since long ago, for a long time → Amer. dial.
1977 — OVERS-CADOVERS a long time ago
NOUNS
1922 — ALLUS-AGO → ALWAYS-AGO a long time ago → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1843 — LANG-SYNER a person who lived long ago → Eng. dial.
PHRASES
.M19 — WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD a very long time ago → sl.
.M19 — WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM a very long time ago → sl.
1895 — THE YEAR DOT a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → UK sl.
1942 — A SPACE BACK some time ago → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — DONKEY’S YEARS AGO long ago → Amer. colloq. (Bk.)
1942 — RIGHT SMART AGO; RIGHT SMART SPELL AGO long ago → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — WHEN FANNY WAS A WOMAN’S NAME long ago → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1997 — THE YEAR BLOB a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → UK sl.
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