[nay] adv [ME, fr. ON nei, fr. ne not + ei ever--more at no, aye] (13c): no
[2]nay n (14c) 1: denial, refusal
2. a: a negative reply or vote b: one who votes no [3]nay conj (1560): not merely this but also: not only so but "the letter made him happy, ~, ecstatic"