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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ley \Ley\ (l[=a]), verb (used with an object) & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ley \Ley\, noun [OF.] Law. --Abbott.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), noun [Obs.] See {Lye}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ley \Ley\ (l[=e]), noun Grass or meadow land; a lea.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ley \Ley\, adjective Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lye \Lye\, noun [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le['a]h; akin to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a hot spring.]
1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a concentrated aqueous solution of either compound. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ley
noun: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland}, {grazing land}, {lea}]
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