English
alonely
Alonely comes from Middle English aloonly.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aloonly
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1529alonely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aloonly
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1529alonely
Earliest quotation: c. 1529, Hugh Latimer: “This said spirit was not given alonely unto him,…”
Every English word from Middle English aloonly
Today it means
adv Only; merely; singly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English aloonly / alonely