aleye

• alay, alei, aley, alie, allee

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman aleie, feminine of alé, past participle of aler (“to go”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈlæi̯(ə)/, /ˈalæi̯(ə)/, /-eː/
• IPA^(key): /aːˈlæi̯/, /ˈaːlæi̯/ (Northern)

aleye (plural aleyes)

1. An enclosed or roofed passage or walkway.
2. An alleyway; a passage formed by the gap of two buildings.
3. A pathway or track (e.g. in a garden)
4. (rare) An open passage or path for access.
5. (rare) A parapet; the fence of a deck.

• English: alley
• Middle Scots: allay, alay, ailay
  • Scots: alley
• → Welsh: alai

• “alei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 March 2019.