adays

English

adv

Definitions

(obsolete) In the daytime.
(obsolete) Nowadays; in the present time period.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English a- (up, away, out) inherited from Old English a (adverbial suffix, on).

Origin

Old English

a

Gloss

adverbial suffix, on

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

a- English
ae English
now English
nowadays English
*aiwaz Proto-Germanic
a Old English
ā- Old English
ān Old English
a- Middle English
ae Scots