eallswa

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ealswā === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to eall +‎ swā. Cognate with Old Frisian alsa (“all so”), Old Saxon also (“all so”), Old High German alsō (“so, all so”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑllˌswɑː/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫˌswɑː] === Adverb === eallswā just as, just so c. 995, Ælfric, Homilies (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 Early Scots: allswa Middle Scots: alswa, alsua Scots: als, alsa, alse