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# alway

adverb

«alway» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

At all times, every time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say always.

### Examples

- And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway. (Torah EXO.25.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/#x1)
- There we keep holiday alway, nor need we help from any in our joy. (Celtic Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/#x2)
- So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/#x3)

### Note

Today: always.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alway» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alway» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/alway.html) on Mova free.