Define:Aye

Relatit: ayé

English

Etymology 1

From Middle Inglis

aye

,

ai

,

agg

, from Auld Norse

ei

,

ey

, from  *ī́ui ‘ever, always’ (compare Old English

ā

,

ō

, Middle Dutch

ie

, German

je

), accusative of  *aiwaz ‘age; law’ (compare Old English

ǣ(w)

‘law’, West Frisian

ieu

‘id’, Dutch

eeuw

‘century’), from  *h₂éi̯us ‘long time’ (compare Irish

aois

‘age, period’, Latin

ævum

‘eternity’, Ancient Greek

aiṓn

).

Pronunciation

• /eɪ/
  • Rhymes: -en, -eɪ
• (incorrectly) /aɪ/
  • Rhymes: -en, -aɪ
  • Template:Homophones

Adverb

Aye (nae comparable)

1. Template:Archaic ever, always

Quotations

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Etymology 2

Probably from use of

aye

as expression of agreement, or from Middle Inglis

a ye

. More at oh, yea.

Pronunciation

• /aɪ/
  • Rhymes: -en, -aɪ
• Template:Homophones

Alternative forms

• ay

Interjection

Aye

1. yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

Usage notes

It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, the northern counties of Ireland,

viva voce

voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.

Synonyms

• yes
• yea

Antonyms

• nay
• no

Translations

yes

• Finnish: jaa (fi), kyllä (fi)
• French: oui
• German: jawohl (de)
• Greek: ναι (nai)

• Persian: بله‎
• Russian: есть (ru) (jest’)
• Spanish: sí (es), sé
• Turkish: evet

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

Noun

Aye (plural Ayes)

1. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.

   "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."

Synonyms

• yes

Translations

affirmative vote

• Finnish: jaa-ääni (fi)
• Spanish: sí (es) m

• Turkish: evet

Anagrams

• yea

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Scots

Etymology

From Auld Norse

ei

,

ey

, cognate with Old English

ā

.

Adverb

Aye (nae comparable)

1. used to show agreement or acceptance; yes
2. 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

1. yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question