eldertongue

Old English · adverb

ealne dæg

Part of speech
adverb
Modern English
all day

Meaning

  1. all day

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *allanǭ dagą. The expected cognate phrase is attested in most old Germanic languages: Old Dutch allan dag, Old High German allan tag, Old Norse allan dag, Gothic (allana dag).

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