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Old English · adverb

ealneg

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑl.nej/
[ˈæ͜ɑɫ.nej]
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑl · nej (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. always, perpetually

    Ȳþ wiþ lande ealneg winneþ

    the wave contends always against the land

  2. quite

Etymology

From earlier ealneweġ, eallneweġ, from ealne, eallne (masculine accusative of eall, “all”) + weġ (“way”). More at all, way.

Descendants

alway

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