Define:Aye
Relatit: ayé
English eedit
Etymology 1 eedit
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
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Adverb eedit
Aye (nae comparable)
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Etymology 2 eedit
Probably from use of
as expression of agreement, or from Middle Inglis
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Interjection eedit
Aye
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
Usage notes eedit
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
Antonyms eedit
Translations eedit
yes
References eedit
- 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
Aye (plural Ayes)
- An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
- "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."
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Scots eedit
Etymology eedit
From Auld Norse
,
, cognate with Old English
.
Adverb eedit
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
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question