alway

Meaning

Alternative form of always.

Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔːl.weɪ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English allwaye, alle wey, from Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) + way. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”). More at all, way.

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