·noun Denial; refusal.
II. Nay ·noun a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
III. Nay ·vt & ·vi To Refuse.
IV. Nay ·adv No;
— a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. ·see Yes.
V. Nay ·adv Not this merely, but also; not only so, but;
— used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
no ; a nay-word, a catch, or bye-word. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A bye-word, proverb. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to give the nay-say of a house, &c. i. e. the refusal. ...
an exclamation implying doubt. Derb. ...
The old term for the watch-word, parole, or countersign. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A Lancashire name for a lamprey. ...
A quaker, a simple fellow, one who can only answer yes, or no. ...