aie

Interjection (1)

1. Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
   • And ſuch as yet, coulde neuer weapon wꝛeſt, / But on the lappe are woont to dandled be, / Ne yet foꝛgotten had the mothers bꝛeſt, / How greekes them ſlew, alas here ſhall ye ſe, / To make repoꝛte therof, ay woe is me, / My ſong is miſchiefe, murder miſerye.1559, Lucius, Anneus, Seneca, translated by Iasper Heywood, “The Preface to the Tragedye”, in The Sixt Tragedie of the Most Graue and Prudent Author Lucius, Anneus, Seneca, Entituled Troas, […]...
2. (Northern England, Scotland) Expressing earnestness, surprise, wonder, etc.
   • Ay my word! I am glad to see you.1863, Mrs. Toogood, Specimens of the Yorkshire Dialect; quoted in “Ay (ēⁱ), int.”, in James A[ugustus] H[enry] Murray [et al.], editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford...
3. Used in ay, ay.

Interjection (2)

1. New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag).
   • For example, New Zealanders tended to say "ay" at the end of sentences, but in the Asian community people used different tags to check whether people were still listening.2013 November 13, “Surprising changes in the way Aucklanders speak”, in Stuff

Interjection (3)

1. All right (inter); hooray (inter); cool (inter).

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