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yea

  [yey] ,
Use yea in a Sentence
–adverb
1. yes (used in affirmation or assent).
2. indeed: Yea, and he did come.
3. not only this but even: a good, yea, a noble man.
–noun
4. an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
5. a person who votes in the affirmative.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME ye, ya, OE gēa; c. D, G, ON, Goth ja
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yea   (yā)   
adv.  

  1. Yes; aye.

  2. Indeed; truly: They have spoken, yea, shouted their reply.

n.  

  1. An affirmative statement or vote.

  2. One who votes affirmatively.


[Middle English, from Old English gēa; see i- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

yea 
O.E. gea (W.Saxon), ge (Anglian) "so, yes," an affirmative word in Gmc., cognate with Ger., Dan., Norw., Sw. ja. Spelling yeah first recorded 1905.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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