Emily Dickinson Lexicon

always (alway), adv. [see all, adj. + way, n; OE “all the way, the whole way”.] (webplay: all, convenient, God, passing, please, way, without).

1. Regularly; consistently; habitually; each time; every time.
2. Consequently; as a natural result; as a predictable consequence.
3. Ever; constantly; throughout time; all the time; at all times.
4. Forever; perpetually; continuously; remaining in the state of; [the form alway is archaic.]