Ay : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ay	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Ay
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ay \Ay\, interj. Ah! alas! [bd]Ay me! I fondly dream [bf]Had ye been there.'[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ay \Ay\, adv. Same as {Aye}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \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. Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [be], [be]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [91]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.