- gallied
- frightened. Exm.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
gallied
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Gallied — Gal lied, p. p. & a. (Naut.) Worried; flurried; frightened. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallied — past of gally … Useful english dictionary
gally — transitive verb (gallied; gallying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1605 chiefly dialect frighten, terrify … New Collegiate Dictionary
gally — /gal ee/, v.t., gallied, gallying. Chiefly Dial. to frighten or scare. [1695 1705; cf. earlier gallow, appar. repr. OE agaelwan to frighten] * * * … Universalium
