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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ay \Ay\, interj. Ah! alas! ''Ay me! I fondly dream 'Had ye been there.''' --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ay \Ay\, adverb Same as {Aye}. ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adverb [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.] Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.
Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adverb [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, adjective, {Or}, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
For his mercies aye endure. --Milton.
{For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally.
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