Master of the anvil, allys the metals?

[izombie7]

I was wondering about the lyrics to Lord of the Blacksmiths.

It's pretty much the catchiest part of that album, but I was wondering about the phrase "allys the metals".

For one thing, is allys a word? Most spell checkers and dictionaries seem to think its not.

I assume it means forging the metal, but yes, is allys really a word? Can anyone find a definition or a usage of it anywhere?

Odd question, I know. Thanks.  ;D

[Prab]

The word should be "alloy". I guess it's just a spelling mistake in the lyrics, just like we've got a boiling light-emitting diode (led) on the new album, instead of boiling lead

"To alloy metal" means, to create new "combinations" of metals by mixing up different metallic elements.
Steel for example is an alloy of iron an other metallic or non-metallic (e.g. carbon) elements.
You might guess what a blacksmith needs steel for
Just check everything out on Alloy (Wikipedia)

[cynic73]

Checking the booklet (is that the correct word?) that came with the album, I found out that the spelling is correct, it actually says "alloys".

I wasn´t aware that alloy also is a verb, but my dictionary confirms that. You learn something everyday  :D

[Prab]

Unfortunately I don't have the booklet with me, here at work, so I just checked it on the website and there it's misspelled.
But as long as it's spelled correctly in the booklet, everythings fine :D

[cynic73]

What, you don´t have the booklet with you to work?! Mensch...