GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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Ay (), interj. Ah! alas! “Ay me! I fondly dream ‘Had ye been there.'”  Milton.

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Ay (), adv. Same as Aye.

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 Aye, Ay  (), adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.] Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.

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    ☞ This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.

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 Aye, Ay  (), adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. ā, āwa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. æfi, OHG, wa, L. aevum, Gr.  an age, , , ever, always, G. je, Skr. va course. , . Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

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    For his mercies aye endure. Milton.

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    For aye, always; forever; eternally.

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