Middle English Dictionary Entry
al-tīme(s adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | al-tīme(s adv. |
| Etymology | From phrase. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
At all times, always; all the time.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)1250 : Sche salbe suspend fro þe mete Al tyme þat hir felows sal ete.
- c1450(a1400) Orolog.Sap.(Dc 114)353/44 : Alle-tymes it longith to thee..to studye to haue the clannes of herte.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)121/7 : Altymes desyrynge in cryste yowre honoure.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)156/11 : And whos altyme of hes dethe thynkyth, he shall of this enemys victorie haue.