Define:Aye
Relatit: ayé
English[eedit soorce]
Etymology 1[eedit soorce]
From Middle Inglis
,
,
, from Auld Norse
,
, from Template:Proto ‘ever, always’ (compare Old English
,
, Middle Dutch
, German
), accusative of Template:Proto ‘age; law’ (compare Old English
‘law’, West Frisian
‘id’, Dutch
‘century’), from Template:Proto ‘long time’ (compare Irish
‘age, period’, Latin
‘eternity’, Ancient Greek
).
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
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Adverb[eedit soorce]
Aye (nae comparable)
Quotations[eedit soorce]
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References[eedit soorce]
Etymology 2[eedit soorce]
Probably from use of
as expression of agreement, or from Middle Inglis
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
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Alternative forms[eedit soorce]
Interjection[eedit soorce]
Aye
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
Usage notes[eedit soorce]
It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, the northern counties of Ireland,
voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.
Synonyms[eedit soorce]
Antonyms[eedit soorce]
Translations[eedit soorce]
yes
References[eedit soorce]
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
Noun[eedit soorce]
Aye (plural Ayes)
- An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
- "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."
Synonyms[eedit soorce]
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Anagrams[eedit soorce]
Scots[eedit soorce]
Etymology[eedit soorce]
From Auld Norse
,
, cognate with Old English
.
Adverb[eedit soorce]
Aye (nae comparable)
- used to show agreement or acceptance; yes
- always, still
- A'll aye be wi ye an A'm nae carin whit thay say - I will always/ still be with you and I don't care what they say
Interjection[eedit soorce]
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question