Etymology

alday

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Today it means: For the whole day; all day. Full definition →

Middle English alday
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alday · adverb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromalday“all day”
  2. English todayalday

Inherited from Middle English alday (“all day”), compound of al + day. Equivalent to all + day.

Alday · proper noun2

  1. Basque · derived fromAldai
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAlday
  3. English todayAlday

Borrowed from Spanish Alday, a Castilianized habitational surname from Basque Aldai.

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