ay

Meanings

Interjection

  • Ah! alas!
  • Alternate spelling of aye ("yes")
  • Alternate spelling of eh (question tag)

Noun

  • Alternate spelling of aye ("yes")

Adverb

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Origin

  • From Middle English ai, from Old Norse ei, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz ("eternity, age"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- ("vitality"); cognate with Old English ā, Ancient Greek ἀεί ("always"), and Latin aevum ("an age").

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