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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

ALWAYS, adv. In Sc. always is freq. used in the sense of still. Cf. Ay.Sc. 1881 A. Mackie Scotticisms 11:
He is always living — still living.

[An example is quoted from Caxton in N.E.D., but the usage is obs. in mod.Eng. It is found in O.Sc.]

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