All-

(A.S.), all, as al mighty, all- wise. In Early English al- =quite is added (1) to past participles, as al- brent=quite burnt, al- heled=quite concealed; (2) to verbs preceded by to , as al- to-brenne=to burn up entirely. In Elizabeth an and later writers all-to =altogether, quite—the original meaning of to having been lost sight of. Cf. Milton's 'all-to ruffled,' . [A.S. eall- .]