"alsbald" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /alsˈbalt/ Audio: De-alsbald.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: alsobald [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of als + bald. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|de|als|bald}} Univerbation of als + bald Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} alsbald, {{de-adv}} alsbald
  1. (archaic) at once, immediately Tags: archaic Synonyms: sofort, sogleich
    Sense id: en-alsbald-de-adv-Vi66j1mI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of German univerbations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (literary, loosely) soon after, shortly Tags: broadly, literary
    Sense id: en-alsbald-de-adv-Qt3Y8bp5 Categories (other): German univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German univerbations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Future Disambiguation of Future: 0 0
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          "english": "And Adam wrote the oath in his own blood that he wished for himself and all his progeny down to the last one to belong to Satan.\nAnd immediately the seven snakes' heads fell from Cain's head.",
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