allien

Middle English

Alternative forms

alien, allyen, allye, alie, a-lye

Etymology

From Old French alier, from Latin alligō, adligō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈliːən/

Verb

allien

To ally; to make a pact or confederacy.
To marry or wed; to form a marriage.
To blend, bring together or unite ingredients in cooking.
To join or fuse; to make a linkage or connection.
(rare) To stick or keep to a promise or compact.
(rare) To join battle; to start fighting.
(rare) To assemble or be amassed (of troops).
(rare) To link someone to their compatriot.
(rare) To taint with one's lineage.

Conjugation

Conjugation of allien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) allien, allie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	allie	allied
2nd-person singular	alliest	alliedest
3rd-person singular	allieth	allied
subjunctive singular	allie	allied
imperative singular	allie	—

plural¹	allien, allie	allieden, alliede
imperative plural	allieth, allie	—

participles	alliynge, alliende	allied, yallied

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: ally
Scots: ally

References

“allīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.

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