もとい — meaning in English

English meaning

• nay adv An old-fashioned or formal way to say "no."

Senses

もとい is used for these senses in English:

• I tell a lie (chiefly, British, idiomatic) I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.
• nay (archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]

nay — full definition

1. adv An old-fashioned or formal way to say "no."
2. noun A vote against a proposal.