Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)No.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Nay, then, I will try it.

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  2. Rural electrification was finally coming, even though for years nay-sayers had said it was economically infeasible.

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  3. The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.

    ruГлавная цель образования - не учиться. Отнюдь! Главная цель образования - разучиваться. — shanghainese

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  4. "Art thou alive?" "Nay, I died..."

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  5. "Dost thou live?" "Nay, I died..."

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Origin

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no.

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Word family

4 related words
Derivednaycationnay-saynaysayernayward

See also

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