alwey

Middle English

Alternative forms

• always, alwayes

Etymology

From Old English ealneġ, ealneweġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way, all the while, continuously”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈwæi̯/

Adverb

alwey

1. always

Descendants

• English: always
• Scots: alwayis

References

• “al-wei, -wei(e)s, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.