Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. hurried.

c.1786		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue ms. additions n.p.: Gallied. Hurried, vexed, fatigued, perhaps like a Gally Slave.
1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (2nd, 3rd edn) n.p.: Gallied. Hurried, vexed, over-fatigued, perhaps like a galley slave.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.

2. worried; frightened of.

1888		‘Rolf Boldrewood’ Robbery Under Arms (1922) 183: They seemed awfully gallied about being stuck up and robbed.
1889-90		D. Sladen in Barrère & Leland Sl., Jargon and Cant I 393/2: Gallied (Australian popular), frightened.
1898		(con. 1875) F.T. Bullen Cruise of the ‘Cachalot’ 36: Y’r a smart youngster, an’ I’ve kinder took t’yer; but don’t ye look ahead an’ get gallied, ’r I’ll knock ye stiff wi’ th’ tiller.
1900–10		Stephens & O’Brien Materials for a Dict. of Aus. Sl. [unpub. ms.] 76: GALLIED: frightened, nervous, curred [sic], not game.
1901		Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW) 27 Mar. 1/6: For they’re gallied of the Sportsman / While the stewards are the same / Gallied [...] / When you busts their little game.
1901		‘Punter Bill’ ‘Clibborn’s Crooked Crew’ in Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW) 10 Apr. 1/6: All are gallied of this codger, / Who is gee gee king, they say, / All must bow before this magnate, / Else he won't his banjo play.