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Aye — Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
always — Aye Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aye — aye1 [ā] adv. [ME ai, ay < ON ei < IE base * aiw , vital force > AGE] Old Poet. always; ever: also sp. ay aye2 [ī] adv., interj. [prob. < I, pers. pron.] yes; yea n. an affirmative vote or a person voting affirmatively: Also sp … English World dictionary
aye — always, continually : for ever and aye. Northumb. and N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
For aye — Aye Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aye — {{11}}aye (1) assent, 1570s, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of I (Cf. I), meaning I assent; or an alteration of Middle English yai yes (see YEA (Cf. yea)), or from AYE (Cf. aye) (2) always, ever. {{12}}aye (2) a … Etymology dictionary
aye — I. adverb also ay Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ei; akin to Old English ā always, Latin aevum age, lifetime, Greek aiōn age Date: 13th century always, continually, ever < love that will aye endure W. S. Gilbert > II. adverb also … New Collegiate Dictionary
aye — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Yes or always, depending on usage Example:Aye, ah m coming oot Yes, I m coming outHe s aye gaun oot He s always going out II Mawdesley Glossary Yes.. III Glesga Glossary Yes IV A Geordie Dictionary Yes V … English dialects glossary
AYE — 1. adv. & n. (also ay) adv. 1 archaic or dial. yes. 2 (in voting) I assent. 3 (as aye aye) Naut. a response accepting an order. n. an affirmative answer or assent, esp. in voting. Phrases and idioms: the ayes have it the affirmative votes are in… … Useful english dictionary
aye — aye1 [ʌɪ] (also ay) exclamation archaic or dialect yes. ↘(aye aye) Nautical a response accepting an order. ↘(in voting) I assent. noun an affirmative answer, especially in voting. Origin C16: prob. from I, first person personal pronoun,… … English new terms dictionary
always — adverb 1) he s always late Syn: every time, each time, at all times, all the time, without fail, consistently, invariably, regularly, habitually, unfailingly Ant: never, seldom, sometimes 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
