alse
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Weakened form of also, from Old Dutch alsō, from al + sō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalzə/
Conjunction
alse
- if, in the case that
- when, whenever
Alternative forms
- (rarely) also
Descendants
- Dutch: als
Adverb
alse
- as, (just) like
- as if
Alternative forms
- (rarely) also
Descendants
- Dutch: als
Further reading
- “alse”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “alse (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “alse (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II