Alway
/ˈɔːl.weɪ/noun
An archaic or dialectal form meaning "always."
Did you know?Alway is an older English form of “always,” showing how English often turns a strong phrase into a single word over time.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
[0m
“The deep ancestral source behind English all and whole, with the sense of totality or completeness.”
Old English
OE
ealne weg
“Literally "all the way," meaning "throughout, always."”
Middle English
ME
alwey
“A fused form used to mean "always, continually."”
Early Modern English
English
alway
“An archaic spelling and form meaning "always."”
Modern English
English
always
“The standard modern adverb meaning "at all times."”