agley

Related to agley: aglet

a·gley

A0143700 (ə-glī′, ə-glā′, ə-glē′)adv. Scots Off to one side; awry.
[a- + Scots gley, to squint (from Middle English glien, possibly of Scandinavian origin).]

agley

(əˈɡleɪ; əˈɡlaɪ; əˈɡliː) or

aglee

adv, adjScot awry; askew[from gley squint]

a•gley

or a•gly

(əˈgli, əˈgleɪ, əˈglaɪ)

adv. Chiefly Scot. awry; wrong. [1775–85; a-1 + Scots, N dial. gley squint, sidelong glance]