"aye" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

IPA: /aɪ/
Etymology: From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|ei}} Old Norse ei, {{m|non|ey}} 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

Interjection

IPA: /aɪ/
Etymology: From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|ei}} Old Norse ei, {{m|non|ey}} ey, {{cog|ang|ā}} Old English ā Head templates: {{head|sco|interjections|head=}} aye
  1. yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question
    Sense id: en-aye-sco-intj-78yacyth Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Download JSON data for aye meaning in Scots (2.2kB)

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