eallswa

Old English

Alternative forms

ealswā, eallsƿā

Etymology

From eall +‎ swā. Cognate with Old Frisian alsa (“all so”), Old Saxon also (“all so”), Old High German alsō (“so, all so”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæɑ̯llswɑː/, [ˈæɑ̯ɫːswɑː]

Adverb

eallswā

just as, just so
(with verb) likewise, in exactly the same manner

Conjunction

eallswā

as, just as, even as, as if
so, even so, likewise, also

Descendants

Middle English as, ase, als, os, also
- English as, also

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