algate
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈɔːlɡeɪt/
adv
Etymology: From all + gate (compare Old Norse alla götu).
- Always.
- Altogether; entirely.
“His onely hart ſore, and his onely foe, / Sith Vna now he algates must forgoe, [...].”
- In any way; at all.
“Or fayrer then her ſelfe, if ought algate / Might fayrer be.”
- By any means; at all events.
“And therefore would I ſhould be algates ſlaine, / For while I liue, his right is in ſuſpence.”
- Notwithstanding; nevertheless.
“And with the fall his leg oppreſt ſo ſore, / That for a ſpace there muſt he algates dwell.”