Aye vs Ay - What's the difference?
aye | ay | Alternative forms |
(archaic) ever, always
yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
Ah! alas!
("yes")
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
*:"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?"
(question tag)
Always; ever.
* 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
For an indefinite time.
Ay is a synonym of aye.
Ay is a alternative form of aye.
As adverbs the difference between aye and ay
is that aye is ever, always while ay is always; ever.As interjections the difference between aye and ay
is that aye is yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question while ay is ah! alas.As nouns the difference between aye and ay
is that aye is an affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative while ay is an alternative spelling of nodot=yes lang=en ("yes".As an adjective ay is
for an indefinite time.aye
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) aye, ai, agg, from (etyl) ei, ey, from (etyl) ).Adverb
(-)Quotations
* (English Citations of "aye")References
Etymology 2
Probably from use of aye as expression of agreement, or from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* ayInterjection
(en interjection)Usage notes
It is much used in , North Wales, (viva voce) voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.Synonyms
* yes * yeaAntonyms
* nay * noReferences
* * *Noun
(en noun)- "To call for the ayes''' and nays;" "The '''ayes have it."
Synonyms
* yesay
English
Interjection
(en interjection)Adverb
(-)160
- O he that hath ay lived free, [...]