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ay me

ay me interjection: expressing grief, sorrow etc.

Interjection

  1. (archaic) Expressing grief, sorrow etc.
    • Ay me, it is my husband.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • Ay-me, to whom did I reserve, to discover that singular and loving affection, which in my soule I bare unto him?, II. 8

Origin of ay me

From Middle French aymi.

Questions about ay me

What does ay me mean?
Ay me means expressing grief, sorrow etc.
What part of speech is ay me?
Ay me is an interjection.

Words near ay me in the dictionary

  1. axwomen
  2. axymyiid
  3. axymyiids
  4. ay
  5. ay ay ay
  6. ay me
  7. ay oop
  8. ay up
  9. ay up me duck
  10. ay, ay
  11. ay, chihuahua

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