Middle English Dictionary Entry
barlay interj.
Entry Info
| Forms | barlay interj. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE barley, barla-fumble in OD & EDD. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Used to confirm a pledge.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)296 : I schal stonde hym a strok, stif on þis flet, Ellez þou wyl diȝt me þe dom to dele hym on oþer, barlay!