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alway

/ˈɔːl.weɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔːlweɪ, (poetic) -eɪ

Where it comes from

From Middle English alwey, 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.

adverb

alternative, archaic, not comparable Alternative form of always And lo I am with you allwaye even untyll the ende off the worlde.

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@misc{alway_2026,
  title = {alway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}