A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1584-1610
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Alley, Aley, n. Also: alie. [Var. of Allay, agreeing with the usual. Eng. Spellings.] Apath or alley. Alley bowlis, the game of bowls.1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 158.
Phebus red fowle … Pykland his meyt in alleis quhar he went a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxviii. 127.
Thy knottis & thy alleis fair Quhilk ar bayth braid & lang 1610 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 312.
The yardis quhair the alie bowlis … ar usit 1610 Ib.
The saidis aleis and yardis
