nay

i. & t. [NAY, adv.] A. In trans.: To deny, to refuse, to say nay. "Death cruell turneth awaie fro wretches, and naieth for to close wepyng iyen."- Chaucer : Boecius , bk. i. B. Trans.: To deny, to refuse. "Ne he shal not nay, ne deny his sinne."-Chaucer: Per sones Tale .