yea
adverb
[ jeɪ ]
• yes.
• "she has the right to say yea or nay"
yea
noun
• an affirmative answer.
• "the British government would give the final yea or nay"
Origin:
Old English gēa, gē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ja .
yea
adverb
• variant spelling of yay2.
yay
adverb
• (with adjectives of measure) to this extent; so.
• "I knew him when he was yay big"
Origin:
1960s: probably a variant of yea1.
