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Yiddish
Etymology
By surface analysis, אַלע (ale, “all”) + וועגן (vegn, “ways”). Compare German allewege, allerwege, Alemannic German amigs, allwääg, Dutch allerwegen, English always. Intrusive ־ר־ (-r-) (also as seen in German) possibly from an older genitive form of אַלע (ale), as *אַלער (*aler); compare German aller.
Pronunciation
Adverb
אַלערוועגן • (alervegn) (archaic, possibly Middle Yiddish)
- all over, everywhere
- Synonyms: אומעטום (umetum), איבעראַל (iberal)
- always
- Synonyms: שטענדיק (shtendik), אַלעמאָל (alemol), תּמיד (tomed), (Alsace) אַלפֿאַרט (alfart)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַלערװעגן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .