An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

O. E. all gate, R. Brunne; all gates, Chaucer. From all, and gait, or gatis, i. e. all ways.

ALHALE, ALHALELY, adv. Wholly, entirely.
Douglas.

From all, and hale, hail, whole.

ALIENARE, s. A stranger.
Douglas.

Lat. alien-us.

ALYA, ALLIA, ALLYA, ALLAY, s.
1. Alliance.
Wallace.
2. An ally.
Acts Ja. VI.
3. Sometimes used as a plural noun, signifying allies.
Bellenden.

Fr. allie, with a Saxon termination.

ALYAND, part. pr. Keeping close together.
Wallace.

Fr. alli-er, to join, to knit.

To ALYCHT, v. a. To enlighten.
Douglas.