English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from earlier alonges, from Middle English alongest, alonge, on longe, from Old English onlong, andlang. By surface analysis, along +‎ -st (excrescent ending).

Adverb

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alongst (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) along

Preposition

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alongst

  1. (archaic) along