LekhoriLekhoriNo.
Duke Magnus, Duke Magnus, plight thee to me, I pray you still so freely; Say me not nay, but yes, yes!
Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
Nay, what are you smiling at so damnably?
Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
His face was dirty, nay, filthy.
No.
A vote against.
I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
To refuse.
the cardinall then being bishop of Winchester, tooke vpon him the state of cardinall, which was naied and denaied him, by the king of most noble memorie
Nary; not any
'Tis easy to do this experiment, though nay substance will do: we shall need a special one.
A surname.
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 na...
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A person who voted against.
The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.
A denial; a refusal.
And my povert' no wight nor can nor may Make comparison, it is no nay.