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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ALWAY, ALWAYS.
Etymology of the word
ALWAY, ALWAYS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALWAY, ALWAYS, for
ever. (E.) Chaucer has alway, always, Prol. 275;
sometimes written al way. 1. In O. Eng. Misc., ed. Morris, p.
148, we find alne way, where alne is an accus. case masc., A.S. ealne.
The usual A.S. form is ealne weg, where both words are in the acc. sing.;
Grein, ii. 655. This form became successively alne way, al way,
and alway. 2. In Hali Meidenhad, p. 27, we find alles weis,
where both words are in the gen. sing. This occasional use of the
gen. sing., and the common habit of using the gen. sing. suffix -es as an
adverbial suffix, have produced the second form always. Both
forms are thus accounted for. See All,
and Way.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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