Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To refuse.
Examples
9 sentencesNay, then, I will try it.
Rural electrification was finally coming, even though for years nay-sayers had said it was economically infeasible.
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
"Art thou alive?" "Nay, I died..."
"Dost thou live?" "Nay, I died..."
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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Forms
nays, naying, nayed, nayedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle