What is "sallied"

Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied (-l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. Salient, Assail, Assault, Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.] To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.

They break the truce, and sally out by night.
--Dryden.

The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
--Byron.

vb. (en-pastsally)

1. n. witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, quip]

2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: sortie]

3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: sallying forth]

4. [also: sallied]

See sally