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OLD ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND EXERCISE BOOK. PART I. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. HISTORY. 1. The history of the English language falls naturally into three periods; but these periods blend into one another so gradually that too much significance must not be attached to the exact dates which scholars, chiefly for convenience of treatment, have assigned ...
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There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb nay, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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18 Απρ 2019 · nay. word of negation or refusal, "no" as a reply to a question, late 12c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse nei, compound of ne "not" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + ei "ever," from Proto-Germanic *aiwi-, extended form of PIE root *aiw- "vital force, life; long life, eternity." also from late 12c.
This paper focusses on the Early Modern English negatives no and nay, and their role in the question- response system. Using data from Shakespeare’s plays and corpus methods, we note the demise of nay, and the specific uses and pragmatic meanings of no and nay.
Old English provides a clear linguistic introduction to English between the fifth century and the Norman invasion in 1066. Tailored to suit the needs of individual course modules, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and presents the basic facts in a straightforward manner, making it the ideal beginners’ text.
