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Definition of 'ay'English
Interjection
( en-interj)
Ah! alas!
("yes")
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
*:"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn."
*:"Ay , that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
(question tag)
Adverb
( -)
Always; ever.
* 1670 , John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland'', as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, ''Collectanea Anglo-poetica , page 160
- O he that hath ay lived free, [...]
Alternative forms
* aye
Adjective
(-)
For an indefinite time.
Synonyms
* always
* continually
* forever
Noun
( en-noun)
("yes")
- counting the ays and the noes in a vote
See also
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