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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Alway, Allway, adv. Also: alwaye, alwey; aluay, alvay; alwa, alva; all way, all waye. [ME. alway, alwey, allwaye, etc.; see All a. and Way n.] Always.(a) a1400 Leg. S. vii. 319.
He alvay The sammyne wordys agane cuth say Ib. xii. 427; etc.
The fals feynde, that wattis alwa Gudmen fra Cryste to draw ay c1420 Wynt. i. 574.
Thai twa ilys … flwryssys alway dayntely Ib. iv. 2001; etc.
For till … hald it fra that day Trybutare till Rome alway 1482 Edinb. B. Rec. 41.
To be payit … alway as the space of fourtie days beis byrun a1500 Doug. K. Hart 13.
He … never had experience in to payne, Bot alway into lyking 1533 Gau 64/20.
It is ane trew word and aluay wordy to be rasauit 1585 James VI Ess. 14.
Graunt … That Readers think they sie the Spring alwaye a1570-86 R. Hudson Maitl. F. clxxxii. 5.
He was ay prest Goddis treuth to plant alwey(b) c1420 Wynt. v. 669.
Bot the pagaynys thoucht allway That off thare goddys that sayd thai 1473 Acts II. 104/2.
Kepand allway his alya to the Realme of france c1515 Asl. MS. I. 178/26.
Ane man hatit liffis allway in gret repref 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. ix.
Thow may allway fra agit men decline 1565 Rec. Earld. Orkney 275.
Provyding allway that … the said plaice and houssis … salbe patent to me to pas