A*late" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + late.] Lately; of late. [Archaic]

There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.
Latimer.

{ A"late (&?;), A"la*ted (&?;), } a. [L. alatus, from ala wing.] Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.