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algate

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːlɡeɪt/

adv

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

  1. Always.
  2. Altogether; entirely.

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

  3. In any way; at all.

    Or fayrer then her ſelfe, if ought algate / Might fayrer be.

  4. By any means; at all events.

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

  5. Notwithstanding; nevertheless.

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