nay
adverb/neɪ/
/neɪ/
- (old-fashioned) used to emphasize something you have just said by introducing a stronger word or phrase
- Such a policy is difficult, nay impossible.
- (old use or dialect) no compare yea
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old Norse nei, from ne ‘not’ + ei ‘ever’.
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