† ˈallwhat, conjunctive adv. and prep. Obs.
[all- E 1 + what, occas. used in south. dial. = what time, while, when.]
A. conjunctive adv. (with or without that) All the while, while, till.
| 1314 Guy W. 81 Al what that cite y-nomen be. c 1315 Shoreham 127 Al fram Crystes ascensioun, Al wat comth hyre assumpcioun. 1340 Ayenb. 132 Hy clifþ an heȝ alhuet þet hi come to perfeccion. |
B. prep. Till, until.
| 1340 Ayenb. 26 Þet no man ne may his knawe alhuet þanne þet hi byþ uol wexe. Ibid. 52 He uesteþ..alhuet niȝt. |