aye
exclamation
[ ʌɪ ]
• said to express assent; yes.
• "aye, you're right there"
aye
noun
• an affirmative answer, especially in voting.
• "the House divided: Ayes 211, Noes 271"
Origin:
late 16th century: probably from I, first person personal pronoun, expressing assent.
aye
adverb
• always or still.
• "I've aye fancied seeing Edinburgh"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse ei, ey ; related to Latin aevum ‘age’ and Greek aie(i ) ‘ever’, aiōn ‘aeon’.
for aye
• forever.
• "I shall treasure the memory for aye"
