The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alday \Al"day\ ([add]l"d[asl]), adv.
Continually. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Wikipedia
Alday is a surname. The Basque noble family Alday, whose coat of arms is shown at right, originated in Getxo.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Gene Alday (born 1957), American Republican politician from Mississippi
- James Alday (1516-1576?), English navigator, explorer and privateer
- John Alday (fl. 1570), English translator of semi-philosophical and classical works
- Luis Trujillo Alday, Mexican professional footballer
- Manuel Alday Marticorena (1917 - 1976), Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid
Usage examples of "alday".
There has cum a leter for a sertun persen this morning, with a Lundun posmark, and i do not now hand nor sele, but bad writting, which i have not seen wot contanes, but I may, for as you told me offen, you are anceus for welfare of our famly, as i now to be no more than trewth, so I am anceus to ascest you Sir, wich my conseynce is satesfid, but leter as trubeled a sertun persen oufull, hoo i new was engry, and look oufull put about, wich do not offen apen, and you may sewer there is sumthing in wind, he is alday so oufull peefish, you will not thing worse of me speeken plane as yo disier, there beeing a deel to regret for frends of the old famly i feer in a sertun resent marrege, if I shud lern be chance contense of letter i will sewer rite you.
There has cum a leter for a sertun persen this morning, with a Lundun posmark, and i do not now hand nor sele, but bad writting, which i have not seen wot contanes, but I may, for as you told me offen, you are anceus for welfare of our famly, as i now to be no more than trewth, so I am anceus to ascest you Sir, wich my conseynce is satesfid, but leter as trubeled a sertun persen oufull, hoo i new was engry, and look oufull put about, wich do not offen apen, and you may sewer there is sumthing in wind, he is alday so oufull peefish, you will not thing worse of me speeken plane as yo disier, there beeing a deel to regret for frends of the old famly i feer in a sertun resent marrege, if I shud lern be chance contense of letter i will sewer rite you.