Middle English Dictionary Entry

alīte adv.
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Entry Info

Forms alīte adv. Also olite.
Etymology From phr. on līte.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. lite delay.
1.
ben alite, be deferred; drauen ~, delay; leden ~, delay (sb.).
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