nay

Meaning

Adv

1. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) No.
2. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
3. (archaic, not-comparable) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).

Intj

No.

Noun

1. A vote against.
2. A person who voted against.
3. (archaic) A denial; a refusal.

Verb

To refuse.

Adj

Nary; not any

Opposite of

aye, yea

Synonyms

no

🙅

nope

not

🚫

more

most

neither

objection

quite

rather

really

refusal

sooner

well

uh-uh

actually

negative vote

further

in truth

Translations

non

🙅

no

🚫

no

🙅

no

🙅

nein

🙅

όχι

neen

🙅

nee

🙅

non

🚫

hayır

🙅

não

🚫

ne

🚫

na

🙅

لا

🙅

Pronounced as (IPA)

/neɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nai

In summary

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no.
The verb is from Middle English nayen (“to refuse, deny, gainsay”), from the interjection and adverb above.