agleyadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈɡleɪ/,

/əˈɡliː/,

/əˈɡlʌɪ/, U.S.

/əˈɡleɪ/,

/əˈɡli/, Scottish English

/əˈɡli/,

/əˈɡlaɪ/, Irish English

/əˈɡliː/

Forms: 1800s– agley; English regional (northern) 1800s– aglee; Irish English (northern) 1800s– aglee; Scottish 1700s– aglee, 1700s– agley, 1800s– agly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glee v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glee v.Compare the following, apparently showing an earlier parallel formation with the past participle of glee v. as its second element, used in the sense ‘asquint, with a squint’:1603 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 580 He loukethe aglied and is verie sandblind.

Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern), or with allusion to Burns (see quot. 1786).

A. adv.

Awry, wrong; askew; obliquely, asquint. Frequently to go (also gang, etc.) agley.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew

acrooka1387

wrongc1440

overthwartlya1470

adoylea1475

awry1487

crooked1545

across1559

askew1565

cam1579

alurk1581

skew-whiff1754

a-twist1755

agley1786

skeow-ways1869

off-kilter1929

1786 R. Burns To Mouse vii, in Poems 140 The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley.

a1794 S. Blamire Poet. Wks. (1842) 192 Sae fine she goes, sae far aglee, That folks she kenned she cannot see.

1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 67 We haena mense like cruel man; Yet tho' he's paukier far than we, Whatreck, he gangs as aft aglee.

1843 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay 46 His neet-cap thrawn on all aglee.

1870 J. P. Robson Evangeline 361 Nowt holy ye can find in hor, she's beauty g'yen aglee.

1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods xx Or lads that tak a keek a-glee At sonsie lasses.

1929 C. Day Lewis Transitional Poem ii. 23 These are they who built My house and never a stone of it laid agley.

1939 V. Sackville-West Let. 1 Sept. in Lett. to V. Woolf (1984) 359 I had meant to ring you up and ask if Nigel and I might come to luncheon tomorrow, but my best-laid plans have gone agley.

1945 S. O' Casey Drums Under Windows in Autobiogr. (1980) I. 628 The hot-water system had gone agley.

1987 C. Lloyd Year at Great Dixter 21 Plans can easily go agley.

2000 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 1 Jan. 8/3 My carefully laid plans went agley as I surveyed poor dog, sitting forlornly with his little bag of belongings, my luggage and impossible pile of Christmas presents.

B. adj.

In predicative use: that is awry, wrong; askew, oblique.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order

amissc1325

out of harrea1327

wronga1425

wide1545

misplaced1563

awrya1586

ajar1807

off the rails1848

agley1882

blooey1920

off-centre1930

off base1940

snafued1944

off target1954

off beam1958

1882 G. Stables Cruise of Snowbird xxiv. 307 I don't know that anything in particular is agley this morning. Is there anything agley with you?

1909 M. M. Bray Romance of Barnstable xxi. 189 Your scheme of an alliance between Miss Milner and Endicott appears to be ‘agley’.

1963 H. Orton & W. J. Halliday Surv. Eng. Dial. I. iii. IX.1.3 Q[uestion:] A picture not hanging straight, is hanging... A bit crooked, all slant/of a slant/of a skew/skewwhiff, aglee, askew.

1991 R. A. Jamieson Day at Office 79 ‘What's happening?’ ‘Everything. Smooth as planned. Nothing agley.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agley
释义	agleyadv.adj. Brit. /əˈɡleɪ/, /əˈɡliː/, /əˈɡlʌɪ/, U.S. /əˈɡleɪ/, /əˈɡli/, Scottish English /əˈɡli/, /əˈɡlaɪ/, Irish English /əˈɡliː/ Forms: 1800s– agley; English regional (northern) 1800s– aglee; Irish English (northern) 1800s– aglee; Scottish 1700s– aglee, 1700s– agley, 1800s– agly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glee v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glee v.Compare the following, apparently showing an earlier parallel formation with the past participle of glee v. as its second element, used in the sense ‘asquint, with a squint’:1603 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 580 He loukethe aglied and is verie sandblind. Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern), or with allusion to Burns (see quot. 1786). A. adv. Awry, wrong; askew; obliquely, asquint. Frequently to go (also gang, etc.) agley. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew acrooka1387 wrongc1440 overthwartlya1470 adoylea1475 awry1487 crooked1545 across1559 askew1565 cam1579 alurk1581 skew-whiff1754 a-twist1755 agley1786 skeow-ways1869 off-kilter1929 1786 R. Burns To Mouse vii, in Poems 140 The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley. a1794 S. Blamire Poet. Wks. (1842) 192 Sae fine she goes, sae far aglee, That folks she kenned she cannot see. 1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 67 We haena mense like cruel man; Yet tho' he's paukier far than we, Whatreck, he gangs as aft aglee. 1843 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay 46 His neet-cap thrawn on all aglee. 1870 J. P. Robson Evangeline 361 Nowt holy ye can find in hor, she's beauty g'yen aglee. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods xx Or lads that tak a keek a-glee At sonsie lasses. 1929 C. Day Lewis Transitional Poem ii. 23 These are they who built My house and never a stone of it laid agley. 1939 V. Sackville-West Let. 1 Sept. in Lett. to V. Woolf (1984) 359 I had meant to ring you up and ask if Nigel and I might come to luncheon tomorrow, but my best-laid plans have gone agley. 1945 S. O' Casey Drums Under Windows in Autobiogr. (1980) I. 628 The hot-water system had gone agley. 1987 C. Lloyd Year at Great Dixter 21 Plans can easily go agley. 2000 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 1 Jan. 8/3 My carefully laid plans went agley as I surveyed poor dog, sitting forlornly with his little bag of belongings, my luggage and impossible pile of Christmas presents. B. adj. In predicative use: that is awry, wrong; askew, oblique. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order amissc1325 out of harrea1327 wronga1425 wide1545 misplaced1563 awrya1586 ajar1807 off the rails1848 agley1882 blooey1920 off-centre1930 off base1940 snafued1944 off target1954 off beam1958 1882 G. Stables Cruise of Snowbird xxiv. 307 I don't know that anything in particular is agley this morning. Is there anything agley with you? 1909 M. M. Bray Romance of Barnstable xxi. 189 Your scheme of an alliance between Miss Milner and Endicott appears to be ‘agley’. 1963 H. Orton & W. J. Halliday Surv. Eng. Dial. I. iii. IX.1.3 Q[uestion:] A picture not hanging straight, is hanging... A bit crooked, all slant/of a slant/of a skew/skewwhiff, aglee, askew. 1991 R. A. Jamieson Day at Office 79 ‘What's happening?’ ‘Everything. Smooth as planned. Nothing agley.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1786
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