From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aye \Aye\, n.
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as,
"To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [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, a., Or, conj.]
Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
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For his mercies aye endure. --Milton.
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For aye, always; forever; eternally.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 affirmative
answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in
legislative bodies, etc.
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Note: This word is written I in the early editions of
Shakespeare and other old writers.
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