nayingn.

Forms: late Middle English nayyng, 1600s– naying.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nay v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < nay v. + -ing suffix¹.

Refusal, denial; the saying of ‘nay’. Chiefly paired with yeaing (yeaing n. at yea v. Derivatives).

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the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [noun]

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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun]

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1430 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) IV. 25 (MED) Nayyng or refuse of ryȝt or of redresse of wronge is þe naturel cause of werr.

1677 J. Cheyney Vindic. Oaths 30 If you will have every thing sinful which is above simple yea-ing and nay-ing.

1875 Shaikh Núru-l Hakk in H. M. Elliott & J. Dowson Hist. India by own Historians VI. xlviii. 190 All were eager to draw others to their own views and persuasions, and passed day and night in ‘yeaing and naying’.

1885 H. F. Keenan Trajan xxx. 469 Ye must be a puir daft auld body not to know that there's no much talk and yeaing and naying in matters of that sort.

1892 R. Hovey Quest of Merlin in Launcelot & Guenevere 30 A dark saying! Yeaing and naying! How shall I know?

1950 Philos. Rev. 59 358 An attitude of the sort which may be described as a ‘yea-ing’ or ‘nay-ing’—a ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ attitude in the wide sense.

1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 19 June (Metro section) b5 The circus of performance politics sets up its tent in Long Beach, for another round of sound-bite street theater of yeaing and naying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	naying
释义	nayingn. Forms: late Middle English nayyng, 1600s– naying. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nay v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < nay v. + -ing suffix¹. Refusal, denial; the saying of ‘nay’. Chiefly paired with yeaing (yeaing n. at yea v. Derivatives). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [noun] andsechOE nitea1400 nyingc1429 naying1430 negationc1450 contradiction1526 deny1535 nay-saying1535 deniance1548 denial1576 infringement1593 nay-saya1598 negativing1777 denying1785 denegation1831 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] warningc1000 refusea1393 refusing?a1400 naying1430 denyingc1450 refusal1474 repulsec1475 denegation1489 denial1528 deny?1529 refute1535 nay-saya1598 recusancy1597 detrectation1623 vetation1623 renuence1654 detraction1660 recusance1700 nayword1817 turn-down1902 1430 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) IV. 25 (MED) Nayyng or refuse of ryȝt or of redresse of wronge is þe naturel cause of werr. 1677 J. Cheyney Vindic. Oaths 30 If you will have every thing sinful which is above simple yea-ing and nay-ing. 1875 Shaikh Núru-l Hakk in H. M. Elliott & J. Dowson Hist. India by own Historians VI. xlviii. 190 All were eager to draw others to their own views and persuasions, and passed day and night in ‘yeaing and naying’. 1885 H. F. Keenan Trajan xxx. 469 Ye must be a puir daft auld body not to know that there's no much talk and yeaing and naying in matters of that sort. 1892 R. Hovey Quest of Merlin in Launcelot & Guenevere 30 A dark saying! Yeaing and naying! How shall I know? 1950 Philos. Rev. 59 358 An attitude of the sort which may be described as a ‘yea-ing’ or ‘nay-ing’—a ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ attitude in the wide sense. 1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 19 June (Metro section) b5 The circus of performance politics sets up its tent in Long Beach, for another round of sound-bite street theater of yeaing and naying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1430
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