Nay And Yay

[fatema]

Hello,
Can someone tell me the meaning of Nay and Yay.
I think nay =No, and Yay= yes,
But how to use these words in a sentences? Please give me some examples.
Thanks you very much !!

[donny48]

nay =no
nay
neɪ/
adverb
adverb: nay

1.
or rather (used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used).
"permission to build the superstore will take months, nay years"
synonyms: or rather, and more than that, (and) indeed, and even, in fact, in point of fact, actually, in truth
"it is difficult, nay, impossible, to understand"
2.
archaicdialect
no.
"nay, I must not think thus"

noun
noun: nay; plural noun: nays

1.
a negative answer.
"the cabinet sits to give the final yea or nay to policies"


yay

yay1
jeɪ/
exclamationinformal
exclamation: yay

expressing triumph, approval, or encouragement.
"Yay! Great, Julie!"

adverbNorth Americaninformal
adverb: yay; adverb: yea

(with adjectives of measure) to this extent; so.
"I knew him when he was yay big"
to a considerable degree; much.
"yay later"

[Old_Geezer]

Generally speaking they aren't much used now, save for the sentence where you ask someone, "Yay or nay", maybe.