Definitions
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- conjunction dialectal, Ireland, Scotland, US By way;
because . - noun rare
Movement ;sway ;influence . - noun rare Movement away;
loss .
Etymologies
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From by way equivalent to be- + way. Compare German wegen ("because of, by reason of").
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Perhaps from the phrase "by the way(side)", equivalent to by + way.
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Examples
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O, its a lachin teeklesome sicht for sure -- an 'then hee'l thud, thud, thud his wee bit neive' ith shouther 'oth collie, an' steek his toes in his side, just for a 'the world like a Newmarket jockey, an' then hee'l turn him roon behint-afore an 'play treeks, till collie gerns at him; an' then beway
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 536, March 3, 1832 Various
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Wan was in front, beway he was the ginral, walkin’ wid his chin up as proud as a paycock.
Irish Wonders 1878
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