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The earliest known use of the verb nay is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for nay is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. It is also recorded as an adverb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
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.
19 Νοε 2021 · This is a list of approximately 700 of the most common or useful Old English words, given in normalized Early West Saxon forms. The goal of this list is to provide you with a relatively small core vocabulary to study so that you can move on to reading texts quickly.
NAY definition: 1. used to introduce a second and more extreme phrase in a sentence when the first phrase was not…. Learn more.
3 Οκτ 2024 · nay (third-person singular simple present nays, present participle naying, simple past and past participle nayed) (obsolete) To refuse. The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.
(old-fashioned) used to emphasize something you have just said by introducing a stronger word or phrase. Such a policy is difficult, nay impossible.
Advanced search. This is an online edition of An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, or a dictionary of "Old English". The dictionary records the state of the English language as it was used between ca. 700-1100 AD by the Anglo-Saxon inhabitans of the British Isles.
