ay

[ ey ]

/ eɪ /

adverb Archaic.

ever; always.

Also aye .

Origin of ay

1150–1200; Middle English ei, ai<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ei, cognate with Old English ā ever

Words nearby ay

axoplasmic transport, axosomatic, axseed, ax to grind, Axum, ay, Ayacucho, ayah, ayahuasca, Ayana, Ayande

Definition for ay (2 of 2)

ay²

[ ey ]

/ eɪ /

interjection Archaic.

(used to express regret or sorrow.)

Origin of ay

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

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Example sentences from the Web for ay

Ay, and the riding to London, and the bringing of thy father, and all—is't not worth a word of thanks?
Judith Shakespeare|William Black
Ay, this was a mother, this must be a true mother, for the picture resembled his own!
A Word Only A Word, Complete|Georg Ebers
Ay, look after him; the bravest, gentlest, most faithful master that ever men served under.
Tara|Philip Meadows Taylor
Ay, he tellt her aboot me, an' hoo I had gane and droont mysel'.
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald

“Ay, you must feel bitter hardly to the rogue that laid you here,” said Archer.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for ay (1 of 3)

ay¹

/ (eɪ) /

adverb

archaic, poetic ever; always

Word Origin for ay

C12 ai, from Old Norse ei; related to Old English ā always, Latin aevum an age, Greek aiōn

British Dictionary definitions for ay (2 of 3)

ay²

aye

/ (eɪ) /

interjection

archaic, poetic an expression of misery or surprise

Word Origin for ay

C14 ey: from an involuntary cry of surprise

British Dictionary definitions for ay (3 of 3)

ay³

/ (aɪ) /

sentence substitute, noun

a variant spelling of aye 1

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单词	ay
释义	ay ¹ [ ey ] / eɪ / adverb Archaic. ever; always. Also aye . Origin of ay ¹ 1150–1200; Middle English ei, ai<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ei, cognate with Old English ā ever Words nearby ay axoplasmic transport, axosomatic, axseed, ax to grind, Axum, ay, Ayacucho, ayah, ayahuasca, Ayana, Ayande Definition for ay (2 of 2) ay² [ ey ] / eɪ / interjection Archaic. (used to express regret or sorrow.) Origin of ay ² Middle English word dating back to 1300–50 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ay Ay, and the riding to London, and the bringing of thy father, and all—is't not worth a word of thanks? Judith Shakespeare\|William Black Ay, this was a mother, this must be a true mother, for the picture resembled his own! A Word Only A Word, Complete\|Georg Ebers Ay, look after him; the bravest, gentlest, most faithful master that ever men served under. Tara\|Philip Meadows Taylor Ay, he tellt her aboot me, an' hoo I had gane and droont mysel'. Robert Falconer\|George MacDonald “Ay, you must feel bitter hardly to the rogue that laid you here,” said Archer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for ay (1 of 3) ay¹ / (eɪ) / adverb archaic, poetic ever; always Word Origin for ay C12 ai, from Old Norse ei; related to Old English ā always, Latin aevum an age, Greek aiōn British Dictionary definitions for ay (2 of 3) ay² aye / (eɪ) / interjection archaic, poetic an expression of misery or surprise Word Origin for ay C14 ey: from an involuntary cry of surprise British Dictionary definitions for ay (3 of 3) ay³ / (aɪ) / sentence substitute, noun a variant spelling of aye 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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