Allay

al-lā′, v.t. to lighten, relieve: to make quiet or calm.— n. Allay′ment ( obs. ), state of being allayed: state of rest: that which allays. [M. E. forms, aleggen , aleyen (A.S. a-lecgan ; lecgan, causal of licgan , to lie); identical in form, and accordingly confounded in meaning with M. E. words of Latin origin; alegge (later allege , now obs.)—L. alleviāre ; ala ye (modern allay , alloy )—L. alligāre ; aleye (obs.)—L. allegāre ; alegge (modern allege )—Low L. ex-litigāre .]