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Meanings of ay in English

A word used to show agreement or affirmation of something.

Usage of ay in English
1
Ye're a fierce trim, ay, that's clear, but this time you're outmatched.
The waste lands
2
I think that much sorrow draws near this land; ay, and others.
Red Eve
3
This is the way it will ay be, all my life long.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
4
The old, ay, perhaps the most common lesson of life, is disappointment.
The Crown of Thorns: A Token for the Sorrowing
5
Now of a sudden came friends and flattery, ay, and love itself.
New Grub Street
6
She hath borne her modestly and discreetly, ay and truly, through all.
Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland
7
Adventure, ay, and grave danger too, are wont to show themselves unexpectedly.
Bobby of the Labrador
8
Early or late, and ay ready-withthe Napiers; I'll wash, I'll wash.'
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 2
9
Lord Eglington is there, and 'tis time he was returning-ay, 'tis time.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
10
You are risking many dangers-dangersto health, ay, and other dangers, too.
A Love Episode
11
It was bad enough before-andnow everything's burned up-andall Manley's nice-ha-ay-
Lonesome Land
12
Such moments are worth living for, ay, three score years and ten.
The Cloister and the Hearth
13
Guard well, therefore, every word you utter, ay, even your very thoughts.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
14
I hae ay fear o' folk that are 'neither cauld nor het.'
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
15
But soon her look of surprise gave way to a frown; ay!
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
16
And you will ay have patience with me, dear, and trust me?
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare