Middle English Dictionary Entry
allīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | allīe n. Also alie. |
| Etymology | From allīen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. alliaunce.
1.
(a) An alliance or accord (between parties); (b) an ally or associate; also coll., allies.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) (Hrl 6580)228/16 : These ben leefful causes of matrymonye..that pees be reformede or conformede by a-lye and affinite be-twyn pertyes.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)24173 : Ther is noon so hardy..so myghty that may, by force nor allye, holden with vs Champartye.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.4433 : Menelaus..dide his letteris sende, First to his kyn and to his allye To come to helpe hym of her curtesye.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.6596 : With þe meyne þat þei haue gadrid Inne Of her alies.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.6436 : Reskus was noon nor no remedie Of kyn nor frend, nor of noon allie.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.607 : Saul..list nat make off his alie..This noble vertu callid obedience.
- (1443) Reg.Spofford in Cant.Yk.S.23253 : Not oonly of thoo that oure said adversary [the King of France] calleth his vassalles and subjects, but also of his allies of other reaumes and contrees.
- c1475(?c1451) Worcester Bk.Noblesse (Roy 18.B.22)6 : Bothe kyn, affinitees, frendis, subgectis, allies, and alle wellewilleris.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)10/39 : To visyte and comforte al my frendshippes and allyes.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)26/51 : How turned the Romayne Zedeoreys fro the Romaynes, to be with Hanibal..and afterwardes..turned to his olde alyes.
2.
(a) Relationship by marriage, kinship; nigh (next) of ~, near (next) of kin; ben ~ to, be kin to (sb.); bi (of) ~, by marriage; (b) relatives or kinsmen as a group, kindred; family; of gret ~, of distinguished family; (c) a relative or kinsman; nigh (next) ~.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.7770 : Theseus ful nyȝe was of alye To Priamus by discent of blood.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)2 Par.18.1 : Bi affynyte ethir alie [L affinitate] he [Josaphat] was ioyned to Achab.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.1994 : To seen his lyne bi generacioun, With his nevewes & cosyns off allie..so wexe and multeplie.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)10 : Aly or alyaunce: Affinitas.
- (1453) Proc.Privy C.6.158 : Though ye be nygh of blode and allie to the parties.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)357/78 : All creaturis in you don affye and myche more owe I, youre moder be alye, syn ye wern born god and man of my bodye.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.550 : Many worthi was in þat companye, Of noble byrth and of gret allye.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.2884 : Þe schame..doth rebounde Vp-on alle þat ben of hir allye.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)1537 : The olde law wold suffre permixtyon Of sundry kynredes, for whiche conclusyon Ioachym toke Anne of hys ny alye.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)9549 : Fostryd up..Wyt many anothyr of hyr allye.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)286 : The erl of Northumbirland cam..with alle his alye.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)136/15 : If I myght of myn Alye ony þer ffynde, It wolde be grett joye on to me.
- c1475(c1399) Mum & S.(1) (Cmb Ll.4.14)3.31 : This is hir kynde..Ne to wilne to woo þat were hem ny sibbe, Ne to liste for to loke þat her alie bledde.
- a1500 St.Alex.(5) (Tit A.26)26/64 : Theye made a mangery With all the beste of here aleye.
- a1525(?1421) Cov.Leet Bk.24 : Tauerners haue sold wyne to certen men of hur alye..derre than þe maiour hathe ordenyd hit to be sold.
c
- (?c1375-a1390) Chaucer CT.Mk.(Manly-Rickert)B.3593 : Thy brother sone that was thy double allye, For he thy nevew was and sone in lawe.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)4077 : Mo þan hundred othre þat ware ys cosyns oþer alyes.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)5.221 : Oon Athulphus, kyng Alaricus his alye [Higd.(2): cosyn; L affinem].
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.128 : He made a resygnacion To his brother, next heyr by degre, And next allye of his affinite.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.4551 : Merion, A Grekishe kyng, þat was nyȝe allie To Achilles.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Lev.25.49 : The fadres brother and the fader brother sone and the cosyn and the alye [WB(2): kynesman and alye; L consanguineus et affinis].
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Judg.4.11 : Obab, alie [WB(1): cosyn; L cognati] of Moises.
- (a1474) Stonor1.137 : It pleassed hym to take partie with straungers as to his blode, both ayenst me and my allye, Thomas Worley.
- c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods (Trin-C R.3.19)1810 : Kynnysmen, a cosyn or a brother, Woll for hys aly..compleyne.
3.
Of virtues, vices, etc.: affinity; ben of ~, be akin; of on ~, of one and the same kind or nature.
Associated quotations
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.6332 : Deceit & olde conspiracie And feyned oþes, alle of oon allie.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)4964 : Men hate to be of hir [Elde's] alye, For no man wolde bicomen old.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)3.256 (v.1:p.25) : I conclude that verrey godhede In perfite vnite stande must nede .. which makeith the firmament forto meve From east to west and the planettis .. Contrariewise .. in such armonye That discorde with concorde hath such allye That neither may othir waste ner consume.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)7697 : Sobyrnesse with attempraunce Haueth alway allyaunce; ffor bothe they ben off on allye, Ay to refreyne glotonye.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)10490 : To Our cosyn, dame Resoun..As to the nexte off our allye.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)13019 : [Sobriety and temperance] be no thyng off myn allye.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)13038 : [Glotonye:] I haue tweyne [wombys]..Wych ben ful nyh..Off the kynrede and allye Off Venus.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)13127 : Vyrgynyte..To the Aungellys..Was suster and ther nexte allye.
- a1605(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Stw 952(2))18178 : Lesynge and..forswerynge..to this twayn trechery is famylyar and of aly.