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

1. To ally; to make a pact or confederacy.
2. To marry or wed; to form a marriage.
3. To blend, bring together or unite ingredients in cooking.
4. To join or fuse; to make a linkage or connection.
5. (rare) To stick or keep to a promise or compact.
6. (rare) To join battle; to start fighting.
7. (rare) To assemble or be amassed (of troops).
8. (rare) To link someone to their compatriot.
9. (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
imperative singular		—
plural1	allien, allie	allieden, alliede
imperative plural	allieth, allie	—
participles	alliynge, alliende	allied, yallied

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

Related terms

• allie
• alliaunce

Descendants

• English: ally
• Scots: ally

References

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