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Ay} (), adv.[Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.] Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc. This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers. Aye (), n.An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it." Aye Ay} (), adv.[Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. , wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. fi, OHG, wa, L. aevum, Gr. an age, , , ever, always, G. je, Skr. va course. , . Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally. スポンサード リンク
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