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Analy, Annaly, Annalȝie, v. Also: (a) analie, analey, anale, anelle; also p.p. analit, anelyt. (b) annalie, -y(e, annale, annaillie; also p.p. annalit, annalyt, annaliit, annelit, -ied. (c) annallȝe, annalyie, -ȝie, annailȝe, -ȝie, anelȝie. [Unexplained variant of alien, regular in Sc. use throughout the 15th and 16th c. Cf. Aly v.]

1. tr. To transfer (a possession, land, etc.) to the ownership of another; to alienate.(a) 1405 Maxwell Mem. I. 146.
The forsaid Erle sal nouther gyff … na analy the woddis 1443–4 Chart. St. Giles 70.
We oblise ws … that we … sal noght wedset, giff, sel na analy … the said land 1472 Bamff Chart. 29.
The sex markis of annuale rent analiit to umqwhile Richard of Strathern 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 35/1.
Gevand him full consent … to analy, sell and wedsett the maist part of his landis 1560 Rolland Seven S. 86/3.
Gif it sa with ȝow standis, That ȝe on neid analie mon ȝour landis 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 228.
How myght the quene, without the authoritie of parliament, analie the whole realme? 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii. 32.
Prelats may not analie their lands, without the Kingis confirmation(b) 1478 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 339.
Forsamekill as … [he] schappis him … to annale and disaris … his son and aperand air of his auld heritage 1496 Acta Conc. II. 16.
Ane half nettis fisching … annalyt be Alexander Mynȝeis to the sade Andro Murray 1526 Dunferm. B. Rec. 281.
That he gaif hym fre licens and powar to annaly the said land 1574 St. A. Baxter Bks. 15.
His rycht of ane tenement of land sauld and annaleit be him;] 1611 Ayr Mun. 143.
Thair pertinentis quhilkis wer heirtofoir annaliit … to umquhile Johnne Jamesoun 1652 Fraser P. 243.
To have annaillied … our seatt, dask, and loft within the parochine kirke(c) 1585 Echt-Forbes Chart. 123.
Sa lang as … [he] brukis the same [landis] wnfewitt, annailȝet or avay put 1593 Grant Chart. 294.
The quhilkis lands … [were] annallȝed to the said Patrick 1666 Glasgow Chart. II. 105.
If nether ther magistrats nor the wholl corporatione … could … annalyie … ther freedome and priviledges 1672 Bamff Chart. 323.
The lands of Ardormie anelȝied be umquhill Johne Scrymgeor 1706 Conv. Burghs IV. 393.
How dangerous … it is … that any burgh should sell, annalyie, or wadset any part of thair burgage lands

b. intr. To make alienation of land, etc. 1405 Lennox Mun. 57.
Sal novthir gyf, na selle, na analy of the woddis a 1470 Liber Aberbr. 105.
All thaim … that vrangwaysle away takkys, appropreys, or analeys of the said abbais landis

2. fig. To alienate, turn away. 1533 Bell. Livy II. 213/33.
Thocht … the sam had analyit thair hertis and myndis fra all respect … to thare awne gudis