单词 | no nay |
释义 | > as lemmasno nay a. Undeniably; undoubtedly. Obsolete.In early use found chiefly as a metrical filler. Cf. without nay at sense B. 1a. ΚΠ c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 263 Oure corn is stoln, soothly it is na nay [v.rr. it is non nay; is ne nay]. c1410 (c1350) Gamelyn (Harl. 7334) 433 (MED) I wot wel for soþe þat þis is no nay. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ii. 38 (MED) No nay is That snaylis rather latte hem for to growe. c1500 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 240 (MED) Ho ȝouth schall pas & departe a-wey, And deth schall come, þat is none ney. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Giiiiv Without fayle syr that is no nay. ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. Hope of Faythful Pref. f. iiiiv The lord no nay shal graunt our request. a1586 King Hart l. 138 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 259 Ane legioun..Folowit this quene trewlie this is no nay. 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 141 No nay, but Rome must be the Church, against which the gates of hell preuaile not. b. Indicating that there is no possibility of refusal. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde (1872) iv. sig. Diiv This day, my Lorde his speciall friende Must dyne with him (no nay). a1643 W. Browne (T.) There was no nay, but I must in. 1872 J. Payne Songs Life & Death (ed. 2) 18 There was no nay; so out I went. < as lemmas |
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