aye
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English ay, ai, aȝȝ, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (“ever, always”) (compare Old English āwo, āwa, ā, ō, Middle Dutch ie, German je), from *aiwaz (“age; law”) (compare Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), West Frisian ieu (“century”), Dutch eeuw (“century”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“long time”) (compare Irish aois (“age, period”), Breton oad (“age, period”), Latin ævum (“eternity”), Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn)). Doublet of aeviternity and aevum.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /eɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
- (sometimes proscribed)[1] IPA(key): /aɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: ay, eye, I
Adverb
editaye (not comparable)
- (archaic) ever, always
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- […] Do that good miſcheefe, which may make this Iſland / Thine owne for euer, and I thy Caliban, / For aye thy foot-licker.
- 1834, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:
- The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, / And southward aye we fled.
- 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter XIII, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
- Huge hills and mountains of casks on casks were piled upon her wharves, and side by side the world-wandering whale ships lay silent and safely moored at last; while from others came a sound of carpenters and coopers, with blended noises of fires and forges to melt the pitch, all betokening that new cruises were on the start; that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever and for aye.
- 1863, Catherine Winkworth (translator), Praise to the Lord, the Almighty:
- Let the Amen sound from His people again; / Gladly for aye we adore Him.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:aye.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “aye”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
edit"Appears suddenly about 1575, and is exceedingly common about 1600."[1] Probably from use of aye (“ever, always”) as expression of agreement or affirmation, or from Middle English a ye (“oh yes”), or synthesis of both. Compare Faroese ája (“certainly, ah yes”). More at oh, yea.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /aɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: ay, eye, I
Interjection
editaye
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
- (nautical) a word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.
Usage notes
edit- It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, Northern Ireland, and North Wales, as well as in New Zealand (where it may follow rather than precede a statement). Also notably seen in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.
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editAntonyms
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References
edit- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Noun
editaye (plural ayes)
- An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
- "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."
Synonyms
editTranslations
editReferences
edit- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Aye”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 601, column 3.
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /aɪ/, /eɪ/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): [æe̯]
Interjection
editaye
- (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular, Chicano) Misspelling of eh.
- (New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag)
Anagrams
editBaba Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editaye
References
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Betawi aye. Doublet of saya.
Pronoun
editaye
Synonyms
editOther pronouns with the same meaning used in Jakarta:
Other pronouns with the same meaning used elsewhere:
Middle English
editNoun
edit- Alternative form of ey (“egg”)
Scots
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above.
Alternative forms
editAdverb
editaye (not comparable)
- always, still
- A'll aye be wi ye an A'm nae carin whit thay sae.
- I'll always be with you and I don't care what they say.
- It'll aye be the same wi thaim thou.
- It'll still be the same with them though.
Etymology 2
editInterjection
editaye
- Alternative form of ay
References
edit- “ay, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
- “ay, interj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “aye, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Spanish
editNoun
editaye m (plural ayes)
Yola
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English ay, from Old Norse ey.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editaye
- ever
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:
- till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.
- until the sun of our lives (be for ever) be gone down the dark valley (of death).
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editayé
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editàyè
Derived terms
edit- ráyè (“to get the opportunity”)
Etymology 3
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editàyè
Derived terms
edit- ṣàyè (“to lie”)
- Ifáàláyè
- Fáláè
- Aóòláyè
- Ọbànị̀fọ̀nṣaè
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