aye
Ever, alwaysEver, always.
» Aye, what a pity! I thought it would clear up finally.
Ja, wie schade! Ich dachte, es würde sich endlich aufklären. — Espi
Дуже шкода! Я думав, що врешті-решт розпогодиться. — deniko
lukaszpp · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(archaic, not comparable)Ever, always.
Examples
10 sentencesAye, what a pity! I thought it would clear up finally.
Дуже шкода! Я думав, що врешті-решт розпогодиться. — deniko
deJa, wie schade! Ich dachte, es würde sich endlich aufklären. — Espi
Aye aye, sir.
Так точно. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Those in favor may say aye.
deWer dafür ist, stimme mit ja! — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
We stand aye on guard for thee.
All those in favor, say "Aye."
Origin
From Middle English ay, ai, aȝȝ, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (From Middle English ay, ai, aȝȝ, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (“ever, always”), from *aiwaz (“age; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“long time”). Doublet of aeviternity and aevum.
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