navyyard

A ship-yard where the war ve els of a national navy are built and repaired. na-wab, subst. [Hind.) A viceroy, a deputy, a nabob (q. v.). nāy, *næi, *nai, adv . & s. [Icel. nei =no; Dan, nei: Sw. nej .] There was originally a distinction in the use of nay and no ; the former was used to answer simple questions, the latter was used in answer to questions framed in the negative. A. As adverb: 1. A word expre ing negation or refusal; no. "Therefore Jesus seith to hem, children wer yhe han ony soupyng thing? the i answer i den to him, nai."-Wy cliffe : John xxi. 2. Not only so; not this or that only; implying something intensive or amplifying to be added. " Nay , curs'd be thou! since against his thy will, Chose freely what it now so justly rues." Milton: P. L., iv. 72. IMG:content-1599.png:[blocks in formation] *nay-saying, *naye-sayinge, s. Denying, contradiction.