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alongst

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

adverb alangst · alongest

  1. archaic, not comparable along

preposition alangst · alongest

  1. archaic along

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"alongst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alongst. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alongst. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alongst

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"alongst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alongst.

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@misc{alongst_2026,
  title = {alongst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alongst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}