ALGATES

Adverb

algates (not comparable)

Alternative form of algate

Anagrams

• agelast, lastage, tag sale

Source: Wiktionary


Al"gate, Al"gates, adv. Etym: [All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate.]

1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.] Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser.

Note: Still used in the north of England in the sense of "everywhere."

2. By any or means; at all events. [Obs.] Fairfax.

3. Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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