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algate

adv
/ˈɔːlɡeɪt/

Etymology

From all + gate (compare Old Norse alla götu).

  1. inherited from *gatą✻
  2. inherited from *gat✻
  3. inherited from ġeat
  4. inherited from gate
  5. compounded as algate — “all + gate”

Definitions

  1. Always.

  2. Altogether

    Altogether; entirely.

    • His onely hart ſore, and his onely foe, / Sith Vna now he algates must forgoe, [...].

  3. In any way

    In any way; at all.

    • Or fayrer then her ſelfe, if ought algate / Might fayrer be.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. By any means

      By any means; at all events.

      • And therefore would I ſhould be algates ſlaine, / For while I liue, his right is in ſuſpence.

    2. Notwithstanding

      Notwithstanding; nevertheless.

      • And with the fall his leg oppreſt ſo ſore, / That for a ſpace there muſt he algates dwell.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA