adv. and conj. Obs.; also alse, alce, alls. [An intermed. form between the fuller al-swa, ALSO and the modern AS. Chiefly northern, though also in Wyclif, etc.] Used especially as:—
1. = ALSO, in its present sense, q.v.
2. = AS, antecedent, with following as: Als long as.
3. (In early times) = AS, relative or conjunctive, with antecedent also, alse, als: Also old als I.
