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ays

ays is the plural of ay.

Meaning of ay

Interjection

  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.

See all 6 meanings of ay

Noun capitalized: AYs

AYs

  1. (plural) plural of AY

Questions about ays

What is ays the plural of?
Ays is the plural of ay.
What part of speech is ays?
Ays is a noun.

Words near ays in the dictionary

  1. Ayrton Sennas
  2. Ayrton shunt
  3. Ayrton shunts
  4. Ayrtons
  5. ayry
  6. ays
  7. Ayscough
  8. Ayscoughs
  9. Ayscue
  10. Ayscues
  11. Aysgarth

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