CONTINUANCE, CONTINUE, CONTINUING, CONTINUOUS, CONTINUOUSLY
ADJECTIVES
1398 ► continuing, lasting, that ‘dures’ → DURING
1430 ► continuing, lasting, enduring; now usually ‘abiding’ → BIDING
1455 ► continuous, lasting; current, present → DURANT → obs.
1594 ► continuing, lasting, enduring, durable; of long continuance → DUREFUL → obs.
1596 ► continuous, without stop → UNCESSABLE → obs.
1670 ► continuous, lasting, permanent → PERDURANT → rare
1671 ► continuous, without check or stoppage → UNCHEQUE → obs.
1786 ► continuous, persistent, esp. with reference to weather → EIDENT → Sc.
1859 ► continuous, endless, without number → FOR ENDWAYS → Eng. dial.
ADVERBS
1000 ► continuously, ever since → SITHEN → obs.
1205 ► continuously or ever from or since that time → SITH → obs.
1330 ► continuously; incessantly; at all hours → EARLY AND LATE
1375 ► continuously, without cessation → IN A RANE → Sc. obs.
1413 ► continuously; lastingly; for a long time → DURINGLY → obs.
1531 ► continuously or without interruption for a certain period → SUCCESSIVELY → obs.
1560 ► continuously, ever since → SITHENCE → obs.
1567 ► continuously; continually → DURABLY → obs.
1574 ► continuously; on end → ON A RANK → obs.
1654 ► continually, perpetually → JUGIALLY → obs.
1715 ► continuously → IN A SUCCESSION → obs.
E19 ► continuously; energetically → SNUFF AND SNIFTER → sl.
1809 ► continuously; frequently; from time to time → AT EVERY WHIPSTITCH → Amer. dial.
1815 ► continuously; consecutively, without intermission or interruption → ENDLANG → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1825 ► continuously; freely → DELIVERLY → Sc.
1827 ► continuously; frequently; from time to time → EVERY WHIPSTITCH → Amer. dial.
1828 ► continuously; consecutively, in uninterrupted succession → HAND RUNNING → Eng. dial. or colloq.
1829 ► continuously; always, constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually → EVERLY → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1832 ► continuously; at one and the same time → ON A STRETCH → colloq.
1865 ► continuously → DELAVERLY → Sc.
1867 ► continuously; to the end; straight-on → ANEND → Amer. dial.
1874 ► continuously, successively; without end or interruption → ENDWAY → Eng. dial.
1885 ► continuously; at one and the same time → AT A STRETCH → colloq.
1891 ► continuously, without break → UPSTANDING → Eng. dial.
1900 ► continuously; without intermission; in a straight course, without interruption or obstruction; from end to end → EVEN-ENDWAYS → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► continuously, without intermission → ODDENLY → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► continuously; in succession → HAND GOING → Amer. dial.
1942 ► continuously → RIGHT ALONG → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1945 ► continuously; consecutively, in succession → HAND-A-RUNNING → Amer. dial.
1986 ► continuously; in succession; consecutively → RIGHT HAND-RUNNING → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1300 ► continuance, duration → LAST → rare
1513 ► continuance, duration; lastingness → DURANCE → obs.
1647 ► continuance, duration; lastingness → DURANCY → obs. rare
1948 ► continued or renewed use, influence, etc. → AFTERLIFE
PREPOSITIONS
1325 ► continuously or ever from a time, etc.; till now; since → SITH → obs.
VERBS
1200 ► to continue, to proceed, to go on → SUE → obs.
1425 ► to continue, to protract; to cause to last longer; to prolong, to lengthen, to extend in time or duration → PROROGUE → obs.
20C ► to continue in typical fashion → ROCK ALONG → US colloq.
1905 ► to continue in the same state and circumstances → UPSTAND → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1947 ► to continue working hard at something, to persevere → PLUG AWAY → sl.
1970 ► to continue what has been started; to progress → CHOOGLE → Amer. sl.