"aye" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

IPA: /aɪ/ Forms: ay [alternative], ey [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|ey|ei, ey}} Old Norse ei, ey, {{cog|ang|ā}} Old English ā Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} aye (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} aye (not comparable)
  1. always, still Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aye-sco-adv-IlG7GCnb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /aɪ/
Head templates: {{head|sco|intj}} aye
  1. yes; alternative form of ay
    Sense id: en-aye-sco-intj-Gi-UJ-Qr Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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