alwey
Middle English
Alternative forms
- allewey, alwei, al-way
- allway, all way, allwaye, alway, alweie (Late Middle English)
- alneway, alnewey (Kent); alne way (Gloucestershire); alne wey (Oxfordshire)
- allesweis, alles weis (AB language)
Etymology
From Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way, all the while, continuously”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈwæi̯/
Adverb
alwey
- Totally, entirely; in every way.
- Always (constantly, permanently, perpetually):
- Nevertheless, yet.
Derived terms
- alweyes
Descendants
References
- “al-wei, -wei(e)s, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.