aye
English
Etymology 1
From 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
- IPA(key): /eɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
- (sometimes proscribed)[1] IPA(key): /aɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: ay, eye, I
Adverb
aye (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, Translation by Catherine Winkworth:
- Let the Amen sound from His people again; Gladly for aye we adore Him. (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty)
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:aye.
Derived terms
References
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “aye”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
"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. More at oh, yea.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Interjection
aye
- 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
- 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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Antonyms
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Translations
References
- 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
aye (plural ayes)
- An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
- "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."
Synonyms
Translations
References
- ^ 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
Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ/, /eɪ/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): [æe̯]
Interjection
aye
- (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular) an attention grabber
- (New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag)
Anagrams
Baba Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
aye
References
Indonesian
Etymology
From Betawi aye. Doublet of saya.
Pronoun
aye
Synonyms
Other pronouns with the same meaning used in Jakarta:
Other pronouns with the same meaning used elsewhere:
Middle English
Noun
- Alternative form of ey (“egg”)
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above.
Pronunciation
Adverb
aye (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.
Interjection
aye
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question
Spanish
Noun
aye m (plural ayes)
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English ay, from Old Norse ey.
Pronunciation
Adverb
aye
- 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
- 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
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ayé
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
àyè
Derived terms
- ráyè (“to get the opportunity”)
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
àyè
Derived terms
- ṣàyè (“to lie”)
- Ifáàláyè
- Fáláè
- Aóòláyè
- Ọbànị̀fọ̀nṣaè
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