ayeadv.n.

Brit.

/ʌɪ/, U.S.

/aɪ/, Scottish English

/aɪ/, Irish English

/aɪ/, Welsh English /ai/

Forms: 1500s–1700s I, 1600s ai, 1600s–1700s oy, 1600s–1800s ey, 1600s– ay, 1600s– aye, 1800s oi (English regional (Dorset)), 1800s–1900s eigh (English regional (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)), 1900s heye (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1900s– aie.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare Frisian †ay , †ajj (apparently colloquial and nonstandard) yes (1507), itself of unknown origin. It is possible that the Frisian word was borrowed into English in the context of trade or seafaring, but there is no clear evidence for this. It has also been suggested that the English word was originally a specific use of the personal pronoun I pron. to express assent; compare Old English nic not I, no ( < ne ne adv.¹ + ic I pron.), although no similar use is attested for the affirmative. Another suggestion takes the word to originate from a combination of ah int. + yea adv. (with stress on the first element, causing contraction), although there is no unambiguous early evidence of such a compound or phrase. It has further been suggested that aye ‘yes’ shows a semantic development of ay ‘ever’ (see ay adv.), reflecting a regional or nonstandard pronunciation; however, the earliest written form I (for the expression of assent) is not paralleled for ay.

A. adv.

a. Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: yes. Sometimes reduplicated (cf. sense A. 1c). Cf. och aye at och int. 2. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [phrase]

at the reverence of God1414

aye1576

that's flat1598

or my name is not ——1803

my eye1826

I'm a Dutchman1843

the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [interjection] > affirmative reply

aye1576

surely1798

ten-four1962

1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. B.i If you say I syr, we will not say no.

1599 M. Drayton Idea in Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) sig. P4 Nothing but no and I, and I and no.

1637 T. Heywood Royall King ii. iv Me my Lord? King. Ey you my Lord.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 124 Ai, ai, so I mean.

1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 159 I for Yes, is used in a hasty or merry Way, as I Sir, I Sir. And sometimes we use Ay, but this Way of Affirming is rude and ungentile.

1743 W. Ellis Suppl. to London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) 284 Hye, says the Victualler, I believe I shall never stand it.

1823 Rambler's Mag. 1 Jan. 22 Magistrate. Then you were completely done over? Miss Smith. Aye, as completely done as any young woman ever was.

1823 Ld. Byron Island ii. xxi. 44 ‘Aught of new?’ ‘Ey, ey!’ quoth Ben, ‘not new, but news enow.’

a1854 R. M. Bird News of Night i. ii, in America's Lost Plays (1941) XII. 169 Anne! Is that her name? Ay,..the other gemman has just found her out, and such a rating as he gave her!

1946 W. Graham Demelza ii. v. 197 ‘Are you comfortable-like in your new house?’.. ‘Oh, aye, ma'am.’

1969 A. Cordell Song of Earth (1972) i. 11 ‘When Hobo Churchyard comes he will bring two black horses with feathers.’ ‘Ay, and the preacher and the Inspector of Nuisances.’

2006 F. Kiernan & G. Hemphill Still Game: Scripts I. i. 18 Tam: That'll be the community centre nearly finished, eh? Workie: Aye, just aboot.

b. Used to express affirmation in a vote, esp. in a legislative or deliberative assembly: yes. Usually contrasted with no. Cf. sense B. 2.

ΚΠ

1647 W. Prynne Counterplea to Cowards Apologie 4 Nor yet my tongue [shall] ever vote or cry, Ay or No against my reason, Justice, Judgement, conscience, or the Parliaments honour.

1794 W. Woodfall et al. Impartial Rep. Deb. Two Houses Parl. II. 147 The Lords would soon have to pronounce Aye or No on the principal question.

1882 Daily News 22 Feb. 2/3 The Speaker—I must put the question to the House, as it stands, and the House must say ‘Aye’ or ‘No.’

1948 Times 7 June 4/5 It seems that approximately 80 per cent. of the total electorate voted aye.

1976 P. Donovan Relig. Lang. vii. 80 Performative words are used, for instance, when we vote for a motion by saying ‘Aye’,..or adjourn a meeting with the words ‘The meeting is adjourned’.

2014 Sunday Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 16 Mar. b3/1 Reilly: ‘You said aye?’ Rosapepe: ‘I said aye.’ Astle: ‘You voted for (Simonaire's) amendment?’

c. Nautical. aye, aye: expressing compliance with an order. In later use frequently in humorous imitation of nautical language.

ΚΠ

1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 100 Ay, Ay, Sir, says the Boy, I..am heartily glad we are got clear of them.

1757 State Farce iii. 13 Sail. Ay! Ay! Sir, the Boats are a-long-side.

1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish iv. 33 The shouts of the mate, and the sailors' ‘Ay, ay, Sir!’

1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 53 The mate sprang forward and cried ‘Aye, Aye!’

1927 Boys' Life Mar. 28/1 ‘Go to sleep if you can!’ Lance ordered. ‘Aye, aye, captain!’ assented Jones, stretching himself out on the bed. In ten minutes fellow players were startled by Jones' heavy breathing.

1949 Erie Railroad Mag. Sept. 11/1 ‘16 knots, 8 fathoms, sir!’ ‘It's unbelievable, cast again.’ ‘Aye aye, sir.’

2001 S. Meallet Edgewater Angels (2002) 107 A seriousfaced Richard suddenly seemed like the captain of some ship,..ready to shout out seaman stuff like ‘land ahoy!’, and ‘aye-aye, matey’.

2. Expressing provisional agreement before the speaker makes a qualifying or rebutting statement. Frequently in aye, but. Cf. yes adv. 2c. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [conjunction]

aye, but1578

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 16 I but Euphues, hath shee not hearde also that the drye touchewoode is kindled with lyme?

?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. 4 I, I, my maisters, you may mocke..but I warrant you, [etc.].

a1639 J. Dyke Right Receiving of Christ (1640) ix. 122 I but you doe us wrong.

1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 2 He shall set thee forth I warrant thee. Burr. I, but where's the Money for this?

1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 39 Aye, but he should add, that he will promise, not to..give any Trouble to the Person that brings them.

1792 H. More Village Politics (ed. 2) 17 Jack. Instead of indulging discontent, because another is richer than I in this world,..I read my bible, go to church, and think of a treasure in heaven. Tom. Aye; but the French have got it in this world.

1864 Rose, Shamrock, & Thistle Jan. 243 ‘Ah! times is changed since my poor man died,’ said Mrs. Cantrill. ‘For th' better, mother, for th' better.’ ‘Aye, aye, if fine gownds and grand livin' can do owt to mak folks happy.’

1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost x. 282 Ay, but it was not only men who have so endured. We have known young girls..rise up with the courage of confessors.

1994 M. C. Beaton Agatha Raisin & Potted Gardener iv. 78 ‘I thought no one wanted her to win,’ said James. ‘Aye, but Mrs. Bloxby was doing the judging and Mrs. Bloxby wouldnae be fashed by gossip.’

2007 A. McKinty Bloomsday Dead 61 ‘My name is Lara,’ the Russian girl lied. ‘Aye, and I'm Doctor Zhivago.’

3. Used to emphasize or strengthen the speaker's own preceding statement, or to introduce a more emphatic or comprehensive statement. Cf. yes adv. 4. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection] > indicating assent to previous statement

aye1601

OK please2007

1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor i. i. sig. B^v I scorne it I, so I doe.

1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 46 I, and the Law..Bars us of any future supply.

1714 J. Addison Spectator No. 568. ¶1 Ay, Answer that if you can, Sir.

1783 Miss Elliott Portrait I. 16 Did I not know you to be a good, aye, and an affectionate hearted girl too, I should not so easily put up with it.

1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 61 To-day we purpose, ay, this hour we mount.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. iv. 46 Once, ay twice.

1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple xxi. 237 Aye, and we may take the promises of God in their fullest and broadest meaning.

1941 Australasian 7 June 44/2 You never saw such a yob—aye, ‘yob’ is the only word that describes him.

1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill iv. 102 That's why we win every blade we can at haymaking, an' that's why the fog..is worth so much to us for fattening cattle and sheep. Aye, hay's our life-blood.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 132 I am being far too nice, aye and no doubt namby-pambical as well.

2001 J. Hickey in M. Hickey Irish Days (2004) 53 If a blackbird came.., he'd disturb the stick and the cage would fall down on him. They called them cribs. Aye, we were cruel little bastards.

4. Chiefly regional (esp. Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)). As a question-tag at the end of a sentence, inviting agreement, approval, etc.: ‘isn't that so?’, ‘didn't he?’, ‘won't you?’, etc. Also in weakened use, as a filler. Cf. eh int. 2, no adv.² 2c, yes adv. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection]

how now?c1380

ha1597

eh1773

aye1779

hunh1935

uh1977

1779 H. Cowley Who's the Dupe? i. 10 What subject did Portia's Lovers entertain her with, whilst she sat spinning—aye?

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 134 Ay? Indeed? a scheme o' yours?

1851 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 26 June 1/1 He presumed on it to make himself quite at home, and call and dine here, ay?

1954 A. Fullerton Bury Past II. xii. 183 The local way of talking still rang queerly in his English ears. Not ‘Thank you’, but ‘Thanks, ay?’

1970 Landfall 24 242 If anything happens to me, you come home straight away, ay?

1992 I. Banks Crow Road v. 114 ‘Nuther beer, big yin?’ ‘No thanks Gav; I'll buy my own.’.. ‘Ah; go on. Heavy, aye?’

2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 58 All set yew two then, aye? Should be a good fuckin night this should.

B. n.

1. An utterance of ‘aye’; an affirmative answer or vote. Usually contrasted with no.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > vote in the affirmative

aye1588

1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epitome sig. B3 Here then is the puritans I, for the permanencie of this government, and M. doctors no.

1646 W. Prynne Minors No Senators 14 Every Parliament man ought to Vote according to his owne judgment not anothers only, and it is very dangerous for any to Vote with such and such persons only in the House, and to make their Votes the sole ground of their concurrent Ay or No; is the high way to factions.

1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 237 Contradictions, clashings, Ayes, and Noes among your selves.

1660 W. Prynne Full Declar. True State Secluded Members Case 34 If one single Member alone give his Ay, or N, to any Question proposed, against all the rest of the house, though the Question seems most clear and undisputable, yet he is neither censurable nor questionable for it.

1703 Nine Satyrs 51 Of him..Up to the Senate-House Triumphant goes, To sell his Country, Conscience, Ayes, and Noes.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xliv. 161 A simple aye or no.

1873 Our Home June 264/2 A single aye may determine the life of thousands.

1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VI. iii. 184 That every cause be resolved categorically by an Aye or a No.

1913 Druggists Circular Feb. 104/2 President Fairchild put the motion and was greeted by loud ayes.

1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines (1992) ii. 89 A simple question. Give us an aye or give us a naw.

2015 M. Katusa Colder War iv. 64 Membership in the WTO requires a consensus, and Russia needed an ‘Aye’ from Georgia.

†a. In Parliament: the side or party who are in favour of a proposal. Cf. no n.¹ 3a. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1621 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 13 Feb. 10 f. 24 Question whether the I or no to goe out... The no yielded before division of the house.

b. Chiefly in plural. A person who votes in favour of a proposal, esp. in a parliamentary division (division n. 8). Frequently in the ayes have it: those voting in favour of a proposal are in the majority; a proposal has been voted for. Usually contrasted with no. Cf. yea n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > vote in the affirmative > those who

yea1647

aye1669

content1779

1669 A. Marvell Let. 20 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 91 The House dividing upon the question the Ayes went out & wonderd why they were kept out so extraordinary a time.

1733 Daily Courant 2 Oct. The Question being propos'd..it pass'd in the Negative by two Voices only, Ayes 99, Noes 101.

1781 J. Hatsell Precedents Proc. House of Commons 121 If any person moves for the orders of the day to be read before two o'clock, and there is a division, the Ayes go forth.

1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. III. 34 We have a right to suppose that Cooper, Carter, and Gregson, were among the ‘ayes’ upon this motion of the Champion's.

1882 Daily News 30 Mar. 4/7 If the Ayes have it, Mr. Marriott's hostile resolution will be rejected.

1911 C. Ilbert Parliament vi. 155 When the division bell rings he hurries to the house, and is told by his whip whether he is an ‘Aye’ or a ‘No’.

1958 L. Broad Winston Churchill ii. iii. 116 When a division is called, the ‘ayes’ and the ‘noes’ file through the pertaining lobby to be counted by tellers.

2007 P. Loeb Moving Mountains v. 86 Jack thought the nays were louder. But Tomblin declared the ayes had it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aye
释义	ayeadv.n. Brit. /ʌɪ/, U.S. /aɪ/, Scottish English /aɪ/, Irish English /aɪ/, Welsh English /ai/ Forms: 1500s–1700s I, 1600s ai, 1600s–1700s oy, 1600s–1800s ey, 1600s– ay, 1600s– aye, 1800s oi (English regional (Dorset)), 1800s–1900s eigh (English regional (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)), 1900s heye (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1900s– aie. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare Frisian †ay , †ajj (apparently colloquial and nonstandard) yes (1507), itself of unknown origin. It is possible that the Frisian word was borrowed into English in the context of trade or seafaring, but there is no clear evidence for this. It has also been suggested that the English word was originally a specific use of the personal pronoun I pron. to express assent; compare Old English nic not I, no ( < ne ne adv.¹ + ic I pron.), although no similar use is attested for the affirmative. Another suggestion takes the word to originate from a combination of ah int. + yea adv. (with stress on the first element, causing contraction), although there is no unambiguous early evidence of such a compound or phrase. It has further been suggested that aye ‘yes’ shows a semantic development of ay ‘ever’ (see ay adv.), reflecting a regional or nonstandard pronunciation; however, the earliest written form I (for the expression of assent) is not paralleled for ay. A. adv. 1. a. Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: yes. Sometimes reduplicated (cf. sense A. 1c). Cf. och aye at och int. 2. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [phrase] at the reverence of God1414 aye1576 that's flat1598 or my name is not ——1803 my eye1826 I'm a Dutchman1843 the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [interjection] > affirmative reply aye1576 surely1798 ten-four1962 1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. B.i If you say I syr, we will not say no. 1599 M. Drayton Idea in Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) sig. P4 Nothing but no and I, and I and no. 1637 T. Heywood Royall King ii. iv Me my Lord? King. Ey you my Lord. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 124 Ai, ai, so I mean. View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 159 I for Yes, is used in a hasty or merry Way, as I Sir, I Sir. And sometimes we use Ay, but this Way of Affirming is rude and ungentile. 1743 W. Ellis Suppl. to London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) 284 Hye, says the Victualler, I believe I shall never stand it. 1823 Rambler's Mag. 1 Jan. 22 Magistrate. Then you were completely done over? Miss Smith. Aye, as completely done as any young woman ever was. 1823 Ld. Byron Island ii. xxi. 44 ‘Aught of new?’ ‘Ey, ey!’ quoth Ben, ‘not new, but news enow.’ a1854 R. M. Bird News of Night i. ii, in America's Lost Plays (1941) XII. 169 Anne! Is that her name? Ay,..the other gemman has just found her out, and such a rating as he gave her! 1946 W. Graham Demelza ii. v. 197 ‘Are you comfortable-like in your new house?’.. ‘Oh, aye, ma'am.’ 1969 A. Cordell Song of Earth (1972) i. 11 ‘When Hobo Churchyard comes he will bring two black horses with feathers.’ ‘Ay, and the preacher and the Inspector of Nuisances.’ 2006 F. Kiernan & G. Hemphill Still Game: Scripts I. i. 18 Tam: That'll be the community centre nearly finished, eh? Workie: Aye, just aboot. b. Used to express affirmation in a vote, esp. in a legislative or deliberative assembly: yes. Usually contrasted with no. Cf. sense B. 2. ΚΠ 1647 W. Prynne Counterplea to Cowards Apologie 4 Nor yet my tongue [shall] ever vote or cry, Ay or No against my reason, Justice, Judgement, conscience, or the Parliaments honour. 1794 W. Woodfall et al. Impartial Rep. Deb. Two Houses Parl. II. 147 The Lords would soon have to pronounce Aye or No on the principal question. 1882 Daily News 22 Feb. 2/3 The Speaker—I must put the question to the House, as it stands, and the House must say ‘Aye’ or ‘No.’ 1948 Times 7 June 4/5 It seems that approximately 80 per cent. of the total electorate voted aye. 1976 P. Donovan Relig. Lang. vii. 80 Performative words are used, for instance, when we vote for a motion by saying ‘Aye’,..or adjourn a meeting with the words ‘The meeting is adjourned’. 2014 Sunday Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 16 Mar. b3/1 Reilly: ‘You said aye?’ Rosapepe: ‘I said aye.’ Astle: ‘You voted for (Simonaire's) amendment?’ c. Nautical. aye, aye: expressing compliance with an order. In later use frequently in humorous imitation of nautical language. ΚΠ 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 100 Ay, Ay, Sir, says the Boy, I..am heartily glad we are got clear of them. 1757 State Farce iii. 13 Sail. Ay! Ay! Sir, the Boats are a-long-side. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish iv. 33 The shouts of the mate, and the sailors' ‘Ay, ay, Sir!’ 1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 53 The mate sprang forward and cried ‘Aye, Aye!’ 1927 Boys' Life Mar. 28/1 ‘Go to sleep if you can!’ Lance ordered. ‘Aye, aye, captain!’ assented Jones, stretching himself out on the bed. In ten minutes fellow players were startled by Jones' heavy breathing. 1949 Erie Railroad Mag. Sept. 11/1 ‘16 knots, 8 fathoms, sir!’ ‘It's unbelievable, cast again.’ ‘Aye aye, sir.’ 2001 S. Meallet Edgewater Angels (2002) 107 A seriousfaced Richard suddenly seemed like the captain of some ship,..ready to shout out seaman stuff like ‘land ahoy!’, and ‘aye-aye, matey’. 2. Expressing provisional agreement before the speaker makes a qualifying or rebutting statement. Frequently in aye, but. Cf. yes adv. 2c. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [conjunction] aye, but1578 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 16 I but Euphues, hath shee not hearde also that the drye touchewoode is kindled with lyme? ?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. 4 I, I, my maisters, you may mocke..but I warrant you, [etc.]. a1639 J. Dyke Right Receiving of Christ (1640) ix. 122 I but you doe us wrong. 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 2 He shall set thee forth I warrant thee. Burr. I, but where's the Money for this? 1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 39 Aye, but he should add, that he will promise, not to..give any Trouble to the Person that brings them. 1792 H. More Village Politics (ed. 2) 17 Jack. Instead of indulging discontent, because another is richer than I in this world,..I read my bible, go to church, and think of a treasure in heaven. Tom. Aye; but the French have got it in this world. 1864 Rose, Shamrock, & Thistle Jan. 243 ‘Ah! times is changed since my poor man died,’ said Mrs. Cantrill. ‘For th' better, mother, for th' better.’ ‘Aye, aye, if fine gownds and grand livin' can do owt to mak folks happy.’ 1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost x. 282 Ay, but it was not only men who have so endured. We have known young girls..rise up with the courage of confessors. 1994 M. C. Beaton Agatha Raisin & Potted Gardener iv. 78 ‘I thought no one wanted her to win,’ said James. ‘Aye, but Mrs. Bloxby was doing the judging and Mrs. Bloxby wouldnae be fashed by gossip.’ 2007 A. McKinty Bloomsday Dead 61 ‘My name is Lara,’ the Russian girl lied. ‘Aye, and I'm Doctor Zhivago.’ 3. Used to emphasize or strengthen the speaker's own preceding statement, or to introduce a more emphatic or comprehensive statement. Cf. yes adv. 4. Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection] > indicating assent to previous statement aye1601 OK please2007 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor i. i. sig. B^v I scorne it I, so I doe. View more context for this quotation 1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 46 I, and the Law..Bars us of any future supply. 1714 J. Addison Spectator No. 568. ¶1 Ay, Answer that if you can, Sir. 1783 Miss Elliott Portrait I. 16 Did I not know you to be a good, aye, and an affectionate hearted girl too, I should not so easily put up with it. 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 61 To-day we purpose, ay, this hour we mount. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. iv. 46 Once, ay twice. 1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple xxi. 237 Aye, and we may take the promises of God in their fullest and broadest meaning. 1941 Australasian 7 June 44/2 You never saw such a yob—aye, ‘yob’ is the only word that describes him. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill iv. 102 That's why we win every blade we can at haymaking, an' that's why the fog..is worth so much to us for fattening cattle and sheep. Aye, hay's our life-blood. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 132 I am being far too nice, aye and no doubt namby-pambical as well. 2001 J. Hickey in M. Hickey Irish Days (2004) 53 If a blackbird came.., he'd disturb the stick and the cage would fall down on him. They called them cribs. Aye, we were cruel little bastards. 4. Chiefly regional (esp. Scottish, Irish English, Welsh English, and English regional (northern)). As a question-tag at the end of a sentence, inviting agreement, approval, etc.: ‘isn't that so?’, ‘didn't he?’, ‘won't you?’, etc. Also in weakened use, as a filler. Cf. eh int. 2, no adv.² 2c, yes adv. 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection] how now?c1380 ha1597 eh1773 aye1779 hunh1935 uh1977 1779 H. Cowley Who's the Dupe? i. 10 What subject did Portia's Lovers entertain her with, whilst she sat spinning—aye? 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 134 Ay? Indeed? a scheme o' yours? 1851 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 26 June 1/1 He presumed on it to make himself quite at home, and call and dine here, ay? 1954 A. Fullerton Bury Past II. xii. 183 The local way of talking still rang queerly in his English ears. Not ‘Thank you’, but ‘Thanks, ay?’ 1970 Landfall 24 242 If anything happens to me, you come home straight away, ay? 1992 I. Banks Crow Road v. 114 ‘Nuther beer, big yin?’ ‘No thanks Gav; I'll buy my own.’.. ‘Ah; go on. Heavy, aye?’ 2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 58 All set yew two then, aye? Should be a good fuckin night this should. B. n. 1. An utterance of ‘aye’; an affirmative answer or vote. Usually contrasted with no. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > vote in the affirmative aye1588 1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epitome sig. B3 Here then is the puritans I, for the permanencie of this government, and M. doctors no. 1646 W. Prynne Minors No Senators 14 Every Parliament man ought to Vote according to his owne judgment not anothers only, and it is very dangerous for any to Vote with such and such persons only in the House, and to make their Votes the sole ground of their concurrent Ay or No; is the high way to factions. 1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 237 Contradictions, clashings, Ayes, and Noes among your selves. 1660 W. Prynne Full Declar. True State Secluded Members Case 34 If one single Member alone give his Ay, or N, to any Question proposed, against all the rest of the house, though the Question seems most clear and undisputable, yet he is neither censurable nor questionable for it. 1703 Nine Satyrs 51 Of him..Up to the Senate-House Triumphant goes, To sell his Country, Conscience, Ayes, and Noes. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xliv. 161 A simple aye or no. 1873 Our Home June 264/2 A single aye may determine the life of thousands. 1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VI. iii. 184 That every cause be resolved categorically by an Aye or a No. 1913 Druggists Circular Feb. 104/2 President Fairchild put the motion and was greeted by loud ayes. 1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines (1992) ii. 89 A simple question. Give us an aye or give us a naw. 2015 M. Katusa Colder War iv. 64 Membership in the WTO requires a consensus, and Russia needed an ‘Aye’ from Georgia. 2. †a. In Parliament: the side or party who are in favour of a proposal. Cf. no n.¹ 3a. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1621 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 13 Feb. 10 f. 24 Question whether the I or no to goe out... The no yielded before division of the house. b. Chiefly in plural. A person who votes in favour of a proposal, esp. in a parliamentary division (division n. 8). Frequently in the ayes have it: those voting in favour of a proposal are in the majority; a proposal has been voted for. Usually contrasted with no. Cf. yea n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > vote in the affirmative > those who yea1647 aye1669 content1779 1669 A. Marvell Let. 20 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 91 The House dividing upon the question the Ayes went out & wonderd why they were kept out so extraordinary a time. 1733 Daily Courant 2 Oct. The Question being propos'd..it pass'd in the Negative by two Voices only, Ayes 99, Noes 101. 1781 J. Hatsell Precedents Proc. House of Commons 121 If any person moves for the orders of the day to be read before two o'clock, and there is a division, the Ayes go forth. 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. III. 34 We have a right to suppose that Cooper, Carter, and Gregson, were among the ‘ayes’ upon this motion of the Champion's. 1882 Daily News 30 Mar. 4/7 If the Ayes have it, Mr. Marriott's hostile resolution will be rejected. 1911 C. Ilbert Parliament vi. 155 When the division bell rings he hurries to the house, and is told by his whip whether he is an ‘Aye’ or a ‘No’. 1958 L. Broad Winston Churchill ii. iii. 116 When a division is called, the ‘ayes’ and the ‘noes’ file through the pertaining lobby to be counted by tellers. 2007 P. Loeb Moving Mountains v. 86 Jack thought the nays were louder. But Tomblin declared the ayes had it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see also also refers to : ayayeadv. < adv.n.1576 see also
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