aye
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aye1 /ʌɪ/ (also ay)
▶exclamation archaic or dialect yes.
■ (aye aye) Nautical a response accepting an order.
■ (in voting) I assent.
▶noun an affirmative answer, especially in voting.– origin C16: prob. from I, first person personal pronoun, expressing assent.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aye2 /eɪ, ʌɪ/
▶adverb archaic or Scottish always; still.
– phrases
for aye forever.
for aye forever.
– origin ME: from ON ei, ey.
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