Aye what does it mean
Aye what does it mean
Aye what does it mean
1 aye
aye, aye! мор. есть!
the ayes чле́ны парла́мента, голосу́ющие «за»
2 aye
3 aye
4 aye
the ayes — те, кто голосовал «за»
aye, sir! — есть, сэр!
5 aye
6 aye
All in favour say aye. — Все, кто поддерживают, скажите «за».
ayes and nays — голоса «за» и «против»
love that will aye endure — любовь, которая будет длиться вечно
7 aye
8 aye
9 Aye!
10 aye I
2) голос ‘за’ при голосовании;
the
s me голосовал ‘за’;
2) я! (на перекличке)
11 aye II
12 aye
Ayes have it — предложение прошло [было принято\]
13 aye
14 AYE
15 aye
16 aye
17 aye
18 aye
19 aye
20 aye
См. также в других словарях:
Aye — steht für: Aye (Belgien), Dorf in der Provinz Luxemburg, Belgien Heinrich Aye (1851–1923), deutscher Pastor und Archäologe Die Buchstabenkombination AYE steht für: IATA Code: Fort Devens Army Air Field in Ayer (Massachusetts), USA Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aye — is a tiny village located near Marche en Famenne in Belgium. The inhabitants of Aye are called the Godis in the Walloon dialect. The postal code is 6900. External links *fr icon [http://aye.ibelgique.com/ Aye, My Village] … Wikipedia
aye — 1. The OED notes that the word meaning ‘yes’ appears suddenly about 1575 and is common about 1600, but its origin is un known. Its principal uses now are in some northern British varieties (especially Scottish), as a parliamentary term (The ayes… … Modern English usage
Aye — Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ayé — Album par Kassav Sortie 1984 Genre Zouk Label [[]] Critique [[]] … Wikipédia en Français
aye — [ai̮ ] <englisch> (Seemannssprache ja, zu Befehl); aye, aye, Käpten! … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Aye — Aye, n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, To call for the ayes and noes; The ayes have it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aye — im Bordgebrauch fur jawohl, verstanden oft mit einem Handzeichen (Klarzeigen) verbunden, um sich auch bei Wind und Seegang verstandigen zu konnen … Maritimes Wörterbuch
aye — S3 [aı] adv [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from yea] 1.) used to say yes when voting ≠ ↑nay the ayes have it (=used to say that most people in a meeting have voted in favour of something) 2.) a word meaning yes, used especially in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
Aye what does it mean
Definition of aye (Entry 2 of 3)
Definition of aye (Entry 3 of 3)
Synonyms & Antonyms for aye
Synonyms: Adverb (1)
Synonyms: Adverb (2)
Antonyms: Adverb (1)
Antonyms: Adverb (2)
Phrases Containing aye
First Known Use of aye
1576, in the meaning defined above
1589, in the meaning defined above
13th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for aye
of uncertain origin
Note: Perhaps a univerbation in Middle English of the interjection ah ah entry 1 and the affirmative ye yea entry 1 with shift of stress; however, Middle English evidence for such a phrase is lacking.
noun derivative of aye entry 1
Middle English ay, borrowed from Old Norse ei, ey, æ «ever, forever,» going back to Germanic *aiwim or *aiwom (whence also Old English ā «always, ever, eternally,» Old Saxon io, eo «ever, at any time, always,» Old High German io, eo «on every occasion, always,» Gothic ni … aiw «never»), accusative forms, used adverbially, of *aiwis or *aiwos «time, eternity» (whence Old Frisian ēwe «eternity,» Old Saxon and Old High German ēwa, Middle Dutch ēwe, ee «age, eternity»), going back to Indo-European *h2ei̯-u̯o- «eternity, age,» whence also Latin aevus, aevum «time as the medium in which events occur, age, lifetime»; also, from a stem h2ei̯-u̯-on-, Greek aiṓn «lifetime, long period of time, age»; and from a u-stem with ablaut and shifting stress *h2ói̯-u-, *h2i̯-éu̯-s, Sanskrit ā́yuḥ «vital force,» Avestan āiiu (nominative), yaoš (genitive) «lifetime»
What does ‘aye’ mean in this context?
So, I’m actually a native American English speaker, but I can’t figure out what ‘aye’ could mean in this song.
«At the sad decree. they’ll depart for aye«, «for alas I’m doomed. for aye«.
I already know aye can mean «yes», but it doesn’t make sense here. I looked it up and could only find the Scottish «always/still» (which is archaic, on top of that), but I still have doubts, especially since the speakers are from Southern USA (North Carolina).
So, does the phrase «for aye» really mean «for always; forever» or is it something else? Thanks for any input! 😀
4 Answers 4
In this case, aye almost certainly does mean always. For one thing it makes perfect sense contextually. Moreover, the connection with Scottish actually makes a lot of sense. We learn from Morag, in another answer, that aye is still used in Scotland. Even if it weren’t, archaic English or Scottish would not be out of place in this song.
The Watson Family lived in the Appalachian Mountains, a region settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants. Difficulty of travel kept them functionally isolated, and the pre-radio music of that region is known for strong ties to old ballads of Scotland, England and Ireland. Here’s a great radio piece about this history: http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/10/01/wayfaring-strangers-book
I am British, living in Scotland for 35yrs, background in literature and languages. I can assure you it means ‘always’ here. Sometimes pronounced ‘I’ and sometimes ay like bay. We sing a hymn at church which contains it and the latter is the pronunciation used by the Scottish congregation there, though I would normally read it as ‘I’. There may be parts of the country where people still say aye meaning always, but it is a dialect word, not used nationally in everyday speech.
Yes, the phrase «for aye» really means «for always; forever» in this context.
Here’s the Chambers Dictionary definition : «always; still; continually», derived from 13th Century Norse.
Aye is also defined at length in the Dictionary of the Scots Language
Here are some contemporaneous Scots examples.
«He’ll aye be in trouble».
«She’ll aye hae a job on her hauns unless she can get thon scunners tae gie her mair ay the time o day».
Aye Aye
Ships Captain: «Lieutenant, I need those reports by 1400hrs.»
Executive Officer: «Aye aye sir.»
Officer of the Deck: «Helm, make your course 149.»
Helmsman «Making course 149, aye.»
Aye Aye
Ei (eventually changed to Ai in middle English and Aye in modern English)
Used to confirm which group has a majority in a decision. It should never be the reply of an individual unless that person is representing a group. An example would be when a group votes yes or no. When the vote is counted if more votes are yes then the person representing the group would respond «Ei». In reference to the modern British use of the word, when the Vikings used to raid the coastlines they would take people prisoner to become conscripts, the crew would vote to kill the person or make them part of the crew. If they voted to make them part of the crew the reply to the captain would be a single «Ei»
It is important to note the word does not mean «Yes».
It simply means the majoirty or a group confirms or agrees.
Form two (when the word is used twice together Aye-Aye):
What this means is the person making the reply is saying he is professing his devotion to a group forever.
This was the oath taking by conscripts when joining the Norse Vikings.
The course of events followed that the crew would vote to allow a prisoner to live and make them part of the crew by voting «Ei» to the captain. The prisoner could then swear an oath to become part of the crew by responding to the captain «Ei-Ei». Meaning the crew has voted and I pledge to them always.
But, the expression was also used on the Viking ships when replying to the captain and is a reference to the oath they had sworn.
This is where the modern, misuse of the word comes from. The slang is a result of Ei-Ei which was always used to agree with the captain and over time became confused to mean «Yes». In fact it does not mean that at all.
It means one agrees to join a group forever and nothing else.
It is interesting because this history directly relates to the common phrase Yi-Ei-Man
Aye what does it mean
All in favour say aye. — Все, кто поддерживают, скажите «за».
ayes and nays — голоса «за» и «против»
love that will aye endure — любовь, которая будет длиться вечно
Смотреть что такое «aye» в других словарях:
Aye — steht für: Aye (Belgien), Dorf in der Provinz Luxemburg, Belgien Heinrich Aye (1851–1923), deutscher Pastor und Archäologe Die Buchstabenkombination AYE steht für: IATA Code: Fort Devens Army Air Field in Ayer (Massachusetts), USA Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aye — is a tiny village located near Marche en Famenne in Belgium. The inhabitants of Aye are called the Godis in the Walloon dialect. The postal code is 6900. External links *fr icon [http://aye.ibelgique.com/ Aye, My Village] … Wikipedia
aye — 1. The OED notes that the word meaning ‘yes’ appears suddenly about 1575 and is common about 1600, but its origin is un known. Its principal uses now are in some northern British varieties (especially Scottish), as a parliamentary term (The ayes… … Modern English usage
Aye — Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ayé — Album par Kassav Sortie 1984 Genre Zouk Label [[]] Critique [[]] … Wikipédia en Français
aye — [ai̮ ] <englisch> (Seemannssprache ja, zu Befehl); aye, aye, Käpten! … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Aye — Aye, n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, To call for the ayes and noes; The ayes have it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aye — im Bordgebrauch fur jawohl, verstanden oft mit einem Handzeichen (Klarzeigen) verbunden, um sich auch bei Wind und Seegang verstandigen zu konnen … Maritimes Wörterbuch
aye — S3 [aı] adv [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from yea] 1.) used to say yes when voting ≠ ↑nay the ayes have it (=used to say that most people in a meeting have voted in favour of something) 2.) a word meaning yes, used especially in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English