English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Inglis aye, ai, agg, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Template:Wt/sco/proto ‘ever, always’ (compare Old English ā, ō, Middle Dutch ie, German je), accusative of Template:Wt/sco/proto ‘age; law’ (compare Old English ǣ(w) ‘law’, West Frisian ieu ‘id’, Dutch eeuw ‘century’), from Template:Wt/sco/proto ‘long time’ (compare Irish aois ‘age, period’, Latin ævum ‘eternity’, Ancient Greek Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:debug' not found.).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(No language code specified.): /eɪ/
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- (incorrectly)[1] IPA(No language code specified.): /aɪ/
Adverb edit
aye (nae comparable)
Quotations edit
- For uissage exemples o this term, see Citations:aye.
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from use of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:debug' not found. as expression of agreement, or from Middle Inglis a ye (“oh yes”). More at oh, yea.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(No language code specified.): /aɪ/
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- Homophones: ay, eye, I
Alternative forms edit
Interjection edit
aye
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
Usage notes edit
It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, the northern counties of Ireland, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:debug' not found. voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.
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References edit
- 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 edit
aye (plural Wt/sco/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 edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā.
Adverb edit
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 edit
- yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question