ay
see also: AY
Pronunciation
AY
Noun
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see also: AY
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aɪ/ (interjection)
- Ah! alas!
- Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- "Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn."
- "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
ay (plural ays)
- Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
- counting the ays and the noes in a vote
- IPA: /eɪ/ (adverb, adjective)
ay (not comparable)
- (archaic, poetic or Northern England) Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
- 1670, John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland, as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, Collectanea Anglo-poetica, page 160 ↗
- O he that hath ay lived free, [...]
- 1670, John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland, as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, Collectanea Anglo-poetica, page 160 ↗
- Alternative spelling of eh (question tag)
AY
Noun
ay (plural ays)
- Initialism of academic year
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