Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?,?. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.]

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

For his mercies aye endure. --Milton.

For aye, always; forever; eternally.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.]

Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.

Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Aye \Aye\, n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, ``To call for the ayes and noes;'' ``The ayes have it.''

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)