/ay/ , adj. Scot.
one.
[ ME (Scots) a-, OE an ONE; cf. A 1 ]
the ash, an early English ligature representing a vowel sound like that of a in modern bad. The long ae continued in use until about 1250, but was finally replaced by e. The short ae was given up by 1150, being replaced usually by a but sometimes by e.
a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names ( Caesar ), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities ( aegis ), and in modern words of scientific or technical use ( aecium ).
Also, ae .