aye

¹aye

adverb \ˈā\

Definition of AYE

: always, continually, ever <love that will aye endure — W. S. Gilbert>

Variants of AYE

aye also ay \ˈā\

Origin of AYE

Middle English, from Old Norse ei; akin to Old English ā always, Latin aevum age, lifetime, Greek aiōn age

First Known Use: 13th century

²aye

adverb \ˈī\

Definition of AYE

: yes <aye, aye, sir>

Variants of AYE

aye also ay \ˈī\

Origin of AYE

perhaps from Middle English ye, yie — more at yea

First Known Use: 1576

Rhymes with AYE

ay, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, chai, chi, cry, die, dry, dye, eye, fie, fly, fry, guy, hie, high, Huai, i, I, lie, lye, my, nigh, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, rye, scythe, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sly, spry, spy, sty, Tai, Thai, thigh, thy, tie, try, vie, why, wry, wye, xi, Y

³aye

noun \ˈī\

plural ayes

Definition of AYE

: an affirmative vote or voter <the ayes have it>

Variants of AYE

aye also ay \ˈī\

First Known Use of AYE

1589